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Internet-based interventions can significantly reduce depressive symptoms and diabetes-specific emotional distress in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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The intervention group demonstrated a significantly lower depressive symptom severity on the post-intervention measure based on ITT (d = 0.89) and PP analyses (d = 1.00), and a larger reduction in diabetes-specific emotional distress (d = 0.58, ITT).
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Based on a randomized controlled trial with 260 participants.
Source
EHealth interventions for the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults:A systematic review with meta-analysis
Melinda Hutchesson et al. · TeesRep (Teesside University) · 2015
DOI 10.1089/dia.2016.2506
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