Digital Health Services among Patients with Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Purnamayanti, Ni Kadek Diah; Wicaksana, Anggi Lukman

doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_153_21

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“…Amid the emergent COVID-19 pandemic, digital health interventions such as telehealth and app-based health care were developed in response to limitations to in-person interventions [13]. There are few evidence-based guidelines on digital health intervention for chronic disease management.…”

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Digital Health Interventions in Older Adult Populations Living With Chronic Disease in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Ashraf,

Gallant,

Bradley

2024

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background Globally, around 80% percent of adults aged 65 years or older are living with at least 1 chronic disease, and 68% percent have 2 or more chronic diseases. Older adults living with chronic diseases require greater health care services, but these health care services are not always easily accessible. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes in the provision of health care services for older adults. During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital health interventions for chronic disease management were developed out of necessity, but the evidence regarding these and developed interventions is lacking. Objective In this scoping review, we aim to identify available digital health interventions such as emails, text messages, voice messages, telephone calls, video calls, mobile apps, and web-based platforms for chronic disease management for older adults in high-income countries. Methods We will follow the Arksey and O’Malley framework to conduct the scoping review. Our full search strategy was developed following a preliminary search on MEDLINE. We will include studies where older adults are at least 65 years of age, living with at least 1 chronic disease (eg, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes), and residing in high-income countries. Digital health interventions will be broadly defined to include emails, text messages, voice messages, telephone calls, video calls, mobile apps, and web-based platforms. Results This scoping review is currently ongoing. As of March 2023, our full search strategy has resulted in a total of 9901 records. We completed the screening of titles and abstracts and obtained 442 abstracts for full-text review. We are aiming to complete our full-text review in October 2024, data extraction in November 2024, and data synthesis in December 2024. Conclusions This scoping review will generate evidence that will contribute to the further development of digital health interventions for future chronic disease management among older adults in high-income countries. More evidence-based research is needed to better understand the feasibility and limitations associated with the use of digital health interventions for this population. These evidence-based findings can then be disseminated to decision-makers and policy makers in other high-income countries. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/49130

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Digital Health Interventions in Older Adult Populations Living With Chronic Disease in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Ashraf,

Gallant,

Bradley

2024

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic has also accelerated many digital health innovations that had the potential to improve diabetes management. 13 To cope with the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems in many low- and middle-income countries rapidly pivoted to develop and implement various digital health innovations for community-based diabetes management. These innovations aim to mitigate the health system impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and have the potential to improve the accessibility and equity of service delivery in the long term if they are appropriately implemented and scaled up.…”

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Digital Health Solutions for Community-Based Control of Diabetes During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Implementation Outcomes

Haregu

Delobelle

Issaka

et al. 2023

J Diabetes Sci Technol

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has added to the pre-existing challenges of diabetes management in many countries. It has accelerated the wider use of digital health solutions which have tremendous potential to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes. However, little is known about the attributes and the implementation of these solutions. Objective: To identify and describe digital health solutions for community-based diabetes management and to highlight their key implementation outcomes. Methods: We searched Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, and Web of Science for relevant articles. A purposive search was also used to identify grey literature. Articles that described digital health solutions that aimed to improve community-based diabetes management were included in this review. We applied a thematic synthesis of evidence to describe the characteristics of digital health solutions, and to summarize their key implementation outcomes. Results: We included 15 articles that reported digital health solutions that primarily focused on community-based diabetes management. Nine of the 15 innovations involved were mobile applications and/or web-based platforms, and five were based on social media platforms. The majority of the digital health solutions were used for diabetes education and support. High engagement, utilization, and satisfaction rates with digital health solutions were observed. The use of digital health solutions was also associated with improvement in self-management, taking medication, and reduction in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Conclusion: COVID-19 triggered digital health solutions have tremendous potential to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes. Further studies are needed to evaluate the sustainability and scale-up of these solutions.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic offers new technological use opportunities [7]. COVID-19 provides a context for health informatics to explore innovation opportunities [8], but current research focuses on disaggregated use cases [9], [10] [11].…”

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Exploring Technology Domains for Diabetes Care and Management under Pandemic: A preliminary scoping review

Chuang,

Lee

2023

APJHM

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Objective: Technology innovation emerged in diabetic care and management during COVID-19. To tackle emerging opportunities, this scoping review aims to analyze current technology used for diabetic care by employing WHO technology initiatives to reveal technology use potentials for future research and development. Materials and Methods: We conducted a review following PRISMA. We initiated a search of related terms for peer-reviewed publications in PubMed and Web of Science, including those themed in diabetic care and management and published in English. Results: We reviewed 42 articles following the guidance of WHO technology conceptualization, including mHealth (12%), eHealth (76%), and dHealth (12%). These initiatives are used to reveal six areas of technology utilization for diabetes care during the pandemic, including (1) social media; (2) sensor; (3) teleconference; (4) virtual care; (5) artificial intelligence; and (6) data mining. Discussion: Based on the identified dimensions related to technology and health, we presented seven diabetes-related health events and their associations with technologies. Implications such as technology’s association with diabetes disease progression, technology diagramming for interdisciplinary collaboration, and technology features for health outcomes provide direction for future research and development. Conclusion: This review illustrates current technology utilization in diabetes care during the pandemic. It also uncovers innovation opportunities across technology and diabetic healthcare domains and provides direction for future pursuits in academia and practice.

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Digital Health Services among Patients with Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Digital Health Interventions in Older Adult Populations Living With Chronic Disease in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Digital Health Interventions in Older Adult Populations Living With Chronic Disease in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review

Digital Health Solutions for Community-Based Control of Diabetes During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Implementation Outcomes

Exploring Technology Domains for Diabetes Care and Management under Pandemic: A preliminary scoping review

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