The review indicates that most telemedicine strategies can be useful , either as an adjunct or to replace usual care , leading to clinical ly meaningful reduction in HbA1c
The effects of telemedicine strategies on the management of diabetes is not clear .
This study aim ed to investigate the impact of different telemedicine strategies on glycaemic control management of type 2 diabetes patients .
Effectiveness of short message service-based intervention (SMS) on self-care in type 2 diabetes: A feasibility study.
AIM The objective of the current study is to assess the effectiveness of Mobile Short Message Service ( SMS ) intervention on education of basic self-care skills in patients with type 2 diabetes . Moreover , we aim ed to determine whether delivering individually-tailored educational messages can be more effective than general educational messages . METHODS A total of 150 patients with diabetes type 2 were r and omized into three groups : tailored SMS group , non-tailored SMS group , and the control group .  Biochemical parameters including HbA1c , FBS , lipid profile were evaluated for the three groups at baseline and after 12 weeks . Moreover , self-care Inventory ( SCI ) , Diabetes Management Self-Efficacy Scale ( DMSES ) and Diabetes Self-Care Barriers assessment scale for Older Adults ( DSCB-OA ) were completed . In the tailored SMS group , each person received 75 % of their messages based on the top two barriers to adherence that they had experienced and reported in their scale . In the non-tailored SMS group , r and om messages were sent to every patient . RESULTS After 12 weeks , although HgA1c levels did not significantly change , significant decline was observed in FBS and mean BMI in both intervention groups . Mean SCI-R scores significantly increased and mean DSCB and DMSES scores significantly decreased in both tailored and non-tailored SMS groups . In the control group , mean SCI-R scores decreased and mean DSCB and DMSES scores significantly increased ( P<0.001 ) . CONCLUSION Sending short text messages as a method of education in conjunction with conventional diabetes treatment can improve glycemic control and positively influence other aspects of diabetes self-care . According to our findings , sending SMS regularly in particular times appears to be as effective as sending individually tailored messages
The review indicates that most telemedicine strategies can be useful , either as an adjunct or to replace usual care , leading to clinical ly meaningful reduction in HbA1c
The effects of telemedicine strategies on the management of diabetes is not clear .
This study aim ed to investigate the impact of different telemedicine strategies on glycaemic control management of type 2 diabetes patients .