A Meta-Analysis of Mobile Health and Risk Reduction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Challenge and Opportunity

Liu, Longjian; Ogwu, Stella-Maris

doi:10.7309/jmtm.18

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“…Studies that used mobile phone intervention and reported changes in diet, physical activity, and blood glucose and/or HbA1c levels were retrieved. Overall, significant improvements were observed in blood glucose and/or HbA1c concentration, adherence to medication, healthy lifestyle, and self-efficacy ( 11 ). These studies took place in several countries including the United States.…”

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Effect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Abbas

Fares

Jabbari

et al. 2014

Int J Endocrinol Metab

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Background:Mobile phone text messaging has rapidly become a socially popular form of communication. Several studies showed that mobile phone might offer a useful means of providing information between clinic visits and might increase adherence to diabetes therapy regimens.Objectives:We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of mobile phone short message service (SMS) on glycemic control in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes.Patients and Methods:One hundred patients (mean age, 41 ± 9.5 years) were selected at the Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and provided with daily educational, reminding SMS messages for four months. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, frequency of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic attacks, and compliance with blood glucose monitoring were recorded before and after the trial.Results:In addition to significant improvement in patients’ knowledge, mean fasting blood glucose level improved from 8.60 ± 3.16 to 7.77 ± 3.11 mmol/L and mean HbA1c decreased from 9.9% ± 1.8% to 9.5% ± 1.7%.Conclusions:Mobile phone text messaging increased adherence to diabetes therapy and improved the clinical outcome in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes.

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confidence: 99%

Effect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Abbas

Fares

Jabbari

et al. 2014

Int J Endocrinol Metab

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“…Personalized messaging is linked to greater retention of participants. 41 Although tailored messaging programs are more expensive to develop than targeted messaging, they can still be largely computer generated and so cost-effective and scalable. 53 …”

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Eliminating disparities among Latinos with type 2 diabetes: Effective eHealth strategies

López

Tan‐McGrory

Horner

et al. 2016

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

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Latinos are at increased risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Well-designed information technology (IT) interventions have been shown to be generally efficacious in improving diabetes self-management. However, there are very few published IT intervention studies focused on Latinos. With the documented close of the digital divide, Latinos stand to benefit from such advances. There are limited studies on how best to address the unique socio-cultural-linguistic characteristics that would optimize adoption, use and benefit among Latinos. Successful e-health programs involve frequent communication, bidirectionality including feedback, and multimodal delivery of the intervention. The use of community health workers (CHWs) has been shown consistently to improve T2D outcomes in Latinos. Incorporating CHWs into eHealth interventions is likely to address barriers with technology literacy and improve patient activation, satisfaction and adherence. Additionally, tailored interventions are more successful in improving patient activation. It is important to note that tailoring is more than linguistic translation; tailoring interventions to the Latino population will need to address educational, language, literacy and acculturation levels, along with unique illness beliefs and attitudes about T2D found among Latinos. Interventions will need to go beyond the lone participant and include shared decision making models that incorporate family members and friends.

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“…Previous reviews have described the impact of mobile technology -based interventions centered solely on diabetes management [18][19][20][21][22] and weight loss. [23][24][25] Other reviews have highlighted a diverse group of studies in order to explore the role of mobile technology in terms of health promotion/ chronic disease prevention and/or management.…”

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Usability of Mobile Phones in Physical Activity–Related Research: A Systematic Review

Monroe

Thompson

Bassett

et al. 2015

American Journal of Health Education

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Background: The use of mobile phones for physical activity (PA) promotion and assessment represents an attractive research area because this technology is characterized by a widespread reach and dynamic features. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of mobile phone -based approaches for encouraging and assessing PA. Methods: Eligible studies were identified through a search of PubMed and PsycINFO and required to address the usability of mobile phones for PA promotion and/or measurement, be written in English, and be published in a peer-reviewed journal between 2010 and 2013. Results: Fiftytwo studies were included in this review. The use of mobile phones for PA promotion, assessment, and both promotion and assessment were addressed by 27, 19, and 6 studies, respectively. Out of 26 studies that reported a PA behavior change outcome, 13 observed favorable PA changes, 3 found mixed results, and 10 found no improvements. Ten studies examined the validity of mobile phones for PA assessment and 9 reported favorable outcomes. Participants found mobile phones to be highly acceptable. Discussion: The findings suggest that mobile phones have great potential as a PA promotion and assessment tool among a variety of individuals. Translation to Health Education Practice: Mobile phones may provide practitioners with efficient ways to promote PA and valid ways to assess PA.

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A Meta-Analysis of Mobile Health and Risk Reduction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Challenge and Opportunity

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

Effect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Effect of Mobile Phone Short Text Messages on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Eliminating disparities among Latinos with type 2 diabetes: Effective eHealth strategies

Usability of Mobile Phones in Physical Activity–Related Research: A Systematic Review

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