Text Messaging in the Patient-Centered Medical Home to Improve Glucose Control and Retinopathy Screening.
Health Equity
; 1(1): 2-6, 2017.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30283829
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a text messaging program (TMP) to improve glucose control, retinopathy screening (RS) rates, and self-care behaviors in patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.Methods:
A single-group design with a quasi-systematic random sample (n=20) received educational/exhortational text messages on their cellular phones for 3 months. Subjects, 12 of whom identified as a minority ethnicity, were mostly male, aged 27-73 years.Results:
Glucose control and RS rates improved significantly. Subjects (>70%) reported changes in self-care behaviors.Conclusion:
Leveraging ubiquitous technology, a TMP for patients with limited access to healthcare education, holds promise.
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Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Language:
En
Year:
2017
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Article