The narrative synthesis provided mixed effects of CHITs on other clinical , psychosocial , behavioral , and knowledge outcomes .
Conclusions The use of CHITs appears to be more effective than usual care in improving glycemic control for patients with diabetes .
However , their effectiveness did not remain consistent over time and in other patient outcomes .
Objective To reveal the effects of consumer-oriented health information technologies ( CHITs ) on patient outcomes in diabetes management over time through systematic review and meta- analysis .
A short message service by cellular phone in type 2 diabetic patients for 12 months.
OBJECTIVE Investigate the effectiveness of an educational intervention that used both the cellular phone with a short messaging service ( SMS ) and the Internet on the glycemic control of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus . METHODS Twenty-five patients were r and omly assigned to an  intervention  group and twenty-six to a  control group . The intervention was applied for 12 months . The goal of the intervention was to keep blood glucose concentrations close to the normal range ( HbA(1)c<7 % ) . Patients in the intervention group were asked to access a website by using a cellular phone or to wiring the Internet and input their blood glucose levels weekly . Participants were sent the optimal recommendations by both cellular phone and the Internet weekly . RESULTS Participants in the intervention group had lower HbA(1)c over 12 months when compared with the control group . At 12 months the change from baseline in HbA(1)c was -1.32 in the intervention group versus + 0.81 in the control group . Two hours post-meal glucose ( 2HPMG ) had a significantly greater decline in the intervention group after 12 months when compared with the control group ( -100.0 versus + 18.1mg/dl ) . CONCLUSION This educational intervention using the Internet and a SMS by cellular phone rapidly improved and stably maintained the glycemic control of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
The narrative synthesis provided mixed effects of CHITs on other clinical , psychosocial , behavioral , and knowledge outcomes .
Conclusions The use of CHITs appears to be more effective than usual care in improving glycemic control for patients with diabetes .
However , their effectiveness did not remain consistent over time and in other patient outcomes .
Objective To reveal the effects of consumer-oriented health information technologies ( CHITs ) on patient outcomes in diabetes management over time through systematic review and meta- analysis .