Effectiveness of short message service-based intervention (SMS) on self-care in type 2 diabetes: A feasibility study.
Prim Care Diabetes
; 10(4): 251-8, 2016 08.
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ABSTRACT
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 aimed 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 randomized 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, random 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.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
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Sistemas de Alerta
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Envio de Mensagens de Texto
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prim Care Diabetes
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irã