Assisting individuals with diabetes in the COVID-19 pandemic period: Examining the role of religious factors and faith communities

Table 2 Results on the role of faith communities in diabetes management

Ref.	Study objective	Method	Result
Pengpid et al[107]	The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a community (church)-based lifestyle intervention program in Gauteng, South Africa, to control high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose in church members	The study is a cluster randomized controlled evaluation of a group-based program	The results indicate that the church-based lifestyle intervention was effective in reducing participants' high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose
Sukarno and Pamungkas[108]	The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of religiousness in relation to diabetes management in T2DM patients by selecting a concept, defining the analysis purpose, identifying a model case, examining attributes, antecedents, and consequences, and defining empirical referents	This research utilized a concept analysis method	The findings identified religiousness-related characteristics such as religious belief, religious practice, religious support, and religious coping in the context of diabetes care management
Heidari et al[109]	Specifically, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious practices and self-care among people who have type 2 diabetes	A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted on 154 diabetic patients	The results showed significant positive correlations between religious practices and self-care activities in diabetic patients
Dehning et al[110]	This survey was designed to assess how religious adherence affects patients' perceptions of disease and treatment	This was a descriptive survey at an ophthalmology clinic in Missouri	The researchers found that the more adherent a patient was to faith-based activities or exhibited knowledge of fundamental dogmas, the greater their feelings of well-being were

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.