Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous populations: Quality of intervention research over 20years

Abstract

Background: A robust evidence base is needed to reduce the disproportionately high rates of diabetes-related mortality and complications among Indigenous peoples. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the quantity and methodological quality of published intervention research on Type 2 and gestational diabetes in the Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States from 1989 to 2008. A robust evidence base is needed to reduce the disproportionately high rates of diabetes-related mortality and complications among Indigenous peoples. Methods: Systematic searches of Medline, Embase, and EBM Reviews identified publications focused on Type 2 or gestational diabetes..