Effects of continuous care for patients with type 2 diabetes using mobile health application: A randomised controlled trial.
Source: Wang, Y., et al. 2019 - Pubmed ID: 31368137
Setting: China, Hospital
RCT
Follow up: 6 months
Sample size:
Total: 120
IG: 60
CG: 60
Inclusion criteria:
- Diabetes type 2
- Aged 30-60 years
- HbA1c greater than 7.0%
App
- Data monitoring
- Data transfer
- Guidance
- Messaging
Intervention: Daily blood glucose and lifestyle monitoring via the health app. Recommendations on dietary and exercise based on records were provided in the app weekly. Nurses followed up once a week after discharge for 3 months and then once a month on the mobile service platform when the patient’s blood sugar level was stable.
Duration: 6 months
Add on: –
Control group: Guidance before discharge from hospital. One follow up telephone call the first week and the first month after discharge.
Clinical effect:
- Disease awareness ↑
- Self management ability ↑
- HbA1c ↓
- Fast Bg ↓
- Postprandial Bg ↓
Patient safety: NA
Patient experiences: NA
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Staff resources
- Development of app
Running:
Staff resources
- Monitoring data
- Messaging
Organization: NA
Health care utilization:
- Rehospitalisation ↓