Comparing the effects of SMS-based education with group-based education and control group on diabetes management: a randomized educational program

Autor: Hourvash Haghighinejad, Leila Liaghat, Fatemeh Malekpour, Peyman Jafari, Kaveh Taghipour, Mehrdad Rezaie, Parisa Jooya, Hamidreza Ghazipoor, Mani Ramzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Primary Care, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01820-w
Popis: Abstract Background The high prevalence of diabetes and the importance of long-term follow-up of these patients encourage finding an inexpensive and applicable educational method to control the disease. Distance education based on mobile technology and Short message service (SMS) can be an effective way to manage this disease by eliminating time and place limitations. Due to the world’s high penetration rate, SMS is one of the best ways to transfer information and health education. Objective This study aimed to compare the effect of SMS- and group-based education in managing diabetes type 2 and compare them with a control group. Method A total of 168 patients with diabetes type 2 under the coverage of three family physician clinics were randomly allocated into three groups. The education was conducted in 12 one-hour sessions once a week in the group-based arm, and a daily short message was sent to the participants in the SMS group. The control group also underwent routine care at the family physician clinic. The duration of the education was 3 months. At baseline and 3 months later, fasting blood sugar (FBS), 2 hours postprandial sugar (2hppBS), and HBA1c, as well as diabetes self-management questionnaire score (DSMQ), were measured. Results The comparison of the three groups in terms of changes in FBS (P-value: 0.001), 2hppBS (8 P-value:
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