An Internet-Based Diabetes Management Platform Improves Team Care and Outcomes in an Urban Latino Population

Autor: Zoraida Rodriguez, Garry Welch, Paula Santiago-Kelly, Sven-Erik Bursell, Robert A. Gabbay, Sofija E. Zagarins, Milagros C. Rosal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Diabetes Care
ISSN: 1935-5548
0149-5992
Popis: OBJECTIVE To compare usual diabetes care (UDC) to a comprehensive diabetes care intervention condition (IC) involving an Internet-based “diabetes dashboard” management tool used by clinicians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used a parallel-group randomized design. Diabetes nurses, diabetes dietitians, and providers used the diabetes dashboard as a clinical decision support system to deliver a five-visit, 6-month intervention to 199 poorly controlled (HbA1c >7.5% [58 mmol/mol]) Latino type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients (mean age 55 years, 60% female) at urban community health centers. We compared this intervention to an established, in-house UDC program (n = 200) for its impact on blood glucose control and psychosocial outcomes. RESULTS Recruitment and retention rates were 79.0 and 88.5%, respectively. Compared with UDC, more IC patients reached HbA1c targets of CONCLUSIONS The diabetes dashboard intervention significantly improved diabetes-related outcomes among Latinos with poorly controlled T2D compared with a similar diabetes team condition without access to the diabetes dashboard.
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