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

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