Does Telephone Follow-Up and Education Affect Self-Care and Metabolic Control in Diabetic Patients?
Source: Aytekin Kanadli, K., et al. 2016 - Pubmed ID: 26871245
Setting: Turkey, Hospital
Study design:
RCT
Follow up: 3 months
Patient group:
Sample size:
Total:91( 88)
IG: 47(44)
CG: 44(44)
Inclusion criteria:
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diagnosed in the previous year
Type of technology:
Phone consultation
- Education
- Monitoring
Intervention:
Intervention: Patient education at the hospital in groups of 8-10 persons, 20-25 min. + educational Booklets
Telephone follow up 1 call every week/first month, 1 call every second week/second and third month. Review of metabolic values and continuous education
Duration: 3 months
Add on: NA
Control group: Usual care (outpatient visits every 3 months)
Clinical effect:
- Patient Self-care ↑
- HbA1c ↓ (improvement)
- Total Cholesterol ↓
- Triglyceride →
- HDL →
- LDL →
- BMI ↓
- Waist circumference →
- Systolic bp ↓
- Diastolic bp →
Patient safety: NA
Patient experiences/
Staff experiences:
Patient experiences: NA
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Equipment
- Booklet
Running:
Staff resources
- Telephone call
- In-person education
Organization: NA
Health care utilization: NA