INFO-DIABETIC APPROACH FROM CELLULAR PHONE TEXT MASSAGING CAN MINIMIZE THE COMPLEXITIES IN DIABETIC PATIENT CARE
Author(s)
Kumar N, Gupta BK
Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, India
OBJECTIVES: ‘Info-Diabetics’ is becoming an imperative approach in E-health to stipulate the diabetic patient care and management. In this study we tried to get an overview for application of cellular phone text messaging over adolescent diabetic patients (ADPs). The major objective of this study was to test whether adding cellular application for patient care compared with control cases would reduce Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c). METHODS: Eleven ADPs (study cases, n=11) were selected for mobile phone coaching through text messaging, to consultants. ADPs of the control site (n=09) were continued with their standard diabetes health care from consultants. Primarily ADPs were enquired for demographic and social characteristics, frequency of cellular phone use, general health information and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Further the level of Hb1Ac, in both the groups, was measured in a regular interval of 45 days. After 225 days, percentage of mean improvement in Hb1Ac level was compared between cellular users and control cases. RESULTS: More than 3% improvement in Hb1Ac was observed among the patients having mobile phone and they made regular interaction with consultant. The differences were very small but a trend of positive improvement was observed among ADPs using cellular phone’s text messaging. CONCLUSIONS: Result indicated that info-diabetic approach may contribute to minimize complexities in medical care and the cautious use of cellular phone technology in the form of text messaging would be an asset for self care management in ADPs.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2016, Singapore
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PDB45
Topic
Real World Data & Information Systems
Topic Subcategory
Health & Insurance Records Systems
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders