The aim of this study is to investigate whether adding tailored mobile coaching system to present community primary care for diabetes management would result in better glycemic control and other diabetes-related outcomes in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, compared with maintaining usual diabetes management only.
The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing rapidly worldwide. Considering the fact that complications of diabetes result in greater expenditure and reduced productivity is a socioeconomic concern, adequate glycemic control is important not only as individual health problem but also as challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. To support patients' behavior change efforts, including healthy lifestyle choices, disease self-management, and prevention of diabetes complication, multifaceted professional interventions are needed. Ubiquitous healthcare based on information and communication technology is one of these approaches. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adding tailored mobile coaching system to present community primary care for diabetes management would result in better glycemic control and other diabetes-related outcomes in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, compared with maintaining usual diabetes management only.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
148
Intervention was adding tailored mobile coaching to current usual diabetes care. The participants received regular mobile messages via Switch app according to entered data, such as self-monitoring of blood glucose, blood pressure, exercise, dietary record, medication record, and body weight. Contents of messages were alert for the unused, weather, behavioral recommendation, education about diabetes, and individualized advices.
glycated hemoglobin levels
Time frame: at 6 months
change in glycated hemoglobin levels within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
change in body mass index within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
change in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
change in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
change in triglyceride within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
change in blood pressure within each group
Time frame: between baseline and 6 months
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