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Trial reportJournal of diabetes science and technology2021

A Digital Lifestyle Program in Outpatient Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Eva Hilmarsdóttir, Árún K Sigurðardóttir, Ragnheiður Harpa Arnardóttir

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Brief Digital Solutions in Behavior Change Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Literature Review.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eva HilmarsdóttirSchool of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Iceland.
Árún K SigurðardóttirSchool of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0003-0670-8248
Ragnheiður Harpa ArnardóttirSchool of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Iceland.
Akureyri Hospital · ISUppsala University Hospital · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLifestyle is important in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study's aim was to investigate whether a healthy-lifestyle-supporting smartphone application could affect treatment outcomes at an endocrinology outpatient clinic.

methodsConsecutively invited patients were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group after age and gender stratification. In addition to standard care, intervention group participants used a smartphone application to access a lifestyle program (SidekickHealth) through which they received personalized recommendations and education about healthy lifestyles. Tests at baseline and every other month for six months included body weight and blood tests for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and blood lipids, as well as questionnaires about distress related to diabetes, health-related quality of life, depression, and anxiety. Statistics included comparisons both within and between groups.

resultsA total of 37 patients (23 women) were included, whereof 30 finished, 15 in each group (19% dropout); the average age was 51.2 ± 10.6 (25-70) years. No significant differences emerged between groups, but within the intervention group, there was a significant decrease in HbA1c from 61 ± 21.4 to 52.7 ± 15.2 mmol/mol, in disease-specific distress from 19.5 ± 16.5 to 11.7 ± 13.4, and in anxiety symptoms from 5.4 ± 4.0 to 4.1 ± 3.8. No significant changes occurred within the control group. The application usage was most frequent during the first months and differed interpersonally.

conclusionsOur results indicate that the SidekickHealth digital lifestyle program could potentially enhance outpatient treatment in T2DM, in terms of both glycemic control and psychological well-being but larger confirmative studies are needed.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Mobile ApplicationsAdultAgedAnxietyDepressionFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealthy LifestyleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsQuality of LifeSmartphoneGlycated Hemoglobine-healthhealth-related quality of lifeinterventionlifestylesmartphone appstype 2 diabetes

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PMID32680441
PMCPMC8442170
OpenAlexW3043769386

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