Comparing a Social and Communication App, Telephone Intervention, and Usual Care for Diabetes Self-Management: 3-Arm Quasiexperimental Evaluation Study
| Autor: | Yi Ching Yang, Ching Ju Chiu, Ye Fong Du, Li Ping Wong, Yung Chen Yu, Jou Yin Chen, Chanuantong Tanasugarn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Gerontology
self-management 020205 medical informatics middle-aged and older adults Taiwan Psychological intervention Health Informatics Information technology 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Informed consent 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Disease management (health) Aged Glycemic Original Paper Self-management diabetes business.industry Communication distress Middle Aged T58.5-58.64 Institutional review board Mobile Applications Telephone Distress Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 depression symptoms Health education Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 8, Iss 6, p e14024 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2291-5222 |
| Popis: | Background Many technology-assisted innovations have been used to manage disease. However, most of these innovations are not broadly used by older adults due to their cost. Additionally, disease management through technology-assisted innovations has not been compared with other interventions. Objective In this study, we tested the employment of a free and widely used social and communication app to help older adults with diabetes manage their distress and glycemic control. We also compared the effectiveness of the app with 2 other methods, namely telephone and conventional health education, and determined which subgroup experiences the most effects within each intervention. Methods Adults aged ≥50 years with type 2 diabetes were recruited from Southern Taiwan (N=231) and were allocated to different 3-month interventions. Informed consent was obtained at the Ministry of Science and Technology and approved by the National Cheng Kung University Hospital Institutional Review Board (No. A-ER-102-425). Results Participants in the mobile-based group had significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c compared with the telephone-based and usual care groups (mean changes of –0.4%, 0.1%, and 0.03%, respectively; P=.02). Diabetes-specific distress decreased to a greater extent in the mobile-based group compared to the other 2 groups (mean changes of –5.16, –3.49, and –2.44, respectively, P=.02). Subgroup analyses further revealed that the effects on reducing blood glucose levels in the social and communication app groups were especially evident in patients with lower distress scores, and diabetes-related distress was especially evident in participants who were younger than 60 years or had higher educational levels. Conclusions The findings of this study inform more flexible use of social and communication apps with in-person diabetes education and counselling. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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