Table 1 Specific inclusion and exclusion criteria

1. Published articles providing information and evidence relevant to the management of diabetes mellitus in health care services and its integration in the broader welfare systems.

1. Evidence published in languages other than English (except each partner specific language).

2. Published articles reporting government initiatives, actions, interventions and specific country policies that promote self-care adoption and behaviour change interventions in patients with chronic illness.

2. Published articles reporting government initiatives, actions, interventions and specific country policies that promote self-care adoption and behaviour change interventions in patients without chronic illness.

3. Published articles reporting methods and tools used in interventions that promote self-care adoption and behaviour change in patients with chronic illness.

4. Published articles reporting and discussing the role of key professional groups and particularly health care professionals in interventions that promote self-care adoption and behaviour change in patients with chronic illness.