Trial reportBMJ open diabetes research & care2020
Feasibility of computer-generated telephonic message-based follow-up system among healthcare workers with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ open diabetes research & care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Diabetes self-management education and support delivered by mobile health (mHealth) interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes-A systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Text Message-Based mHealth Interventions on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Review
- Key Elements and Theoretical Foundations for the Design and Delivery of Text Messages to Boost Medication Adherence in Patients With Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of mobile health technology-enabled interventions to improve management and control of hypertension and diabetes in India- a systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Review
- The clinical effectiveness of telemedicine for managing type 2 diabetes in India: a meta-analysis of the impact of telemedicine with clinic visits.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2024Article
- Effects of Feedback From Self-Monitoring Devices on Lifestyle Changes in Workers with Diabetes: 3-Month Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Effect of mHealth Interventions on Glycemic Control and HbA1c Improvement among Type II Diabetes Patients in Asian Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
- The effects of mobile health on self-management of patients with diabetes: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
introductionTo assess the feasibility of computer-generated educational messaging system in healthcare workers of a tertiary care hospital. The secondary objectives were glycemic control, patient satisfaction and adherence to lifestyle modifications. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsSingle-center parallel-group open-labeled randomized controlled trial with computer generated block randomization.
settingHealthcare workers with diabetes working in Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
participants431 assessed, 341 met the selection criteria, 320 participants were randomized and 161 were taken into intervention arm and 159 in the control arm.
interventionComputer-generated short message service (SMS) based on transtheoretical model of behavioral change, 2 messages per week for 3 months, along with standard of care diabetic care. Messages had educational material regarding healthy eating habits and exercise and these messages were sent twice weekly. The messages were scheduled via an automatic calendar in a way that each subject in the intervention arm received 15 educational messages per month.Control group received only standard of care diabetic care which included dietary advice, exercise regimen and diabetic medications under supervision of their physician every 3 months. FOLLOW-UP: 6 months.
results95.65% of people in the intervention arm (n=154) received regular messages, out of which 93.17% read the messages regularly. 80.12% acted on the messages. 93.17% felt more satisfied with their healthcare.While both groups showed improvement in body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), the difference was greater in the intervention with regard to both decrease in BMI (-0.6, p<0.001) and HBA1c (-0.48, p<0.001).
conclusionsSMS-based education system is feasible in improving healthcare among healthcare workers with diabetes. It improves patient satisfaction, adherence and improves healthcare among individuals with diabetes by decreasing their BMI and decreasing HbA1c.
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