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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2023

Effect of using mobile phone communication on dietary management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Kenya.

Alice Wairimu Theuri, Anselimo Makokha, Florence Kyallo, Josphat Njenga Gichure

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alice Wairimu TheuriDepartment of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-7571-5295
Anselimo MakokhaDepartment of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Florence KyalloDepartment of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Josphat Njenga GichureDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, South Eastern Kenya University, P.O Box 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-1690-2354
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KESouth Eastern Kenya University · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Advancements in management of non-communicable diseases using regular reminders on lifestyle and dietary behaviors have been effectively achieved using mobile phones. This study evaluates the effects of regular communication using a mobile phone on dietary management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among patients attending Kitui County Referral Hospital (KCRH) in Kenya. Methods: Pre/post-study design among eligible and consenting T2DM patients visiting KCRH was used for this study. One hundred and thirty-eight T2DM patients were enrolled; 67 in the intervention group (IG) and 71 in the control group (CG). The IG received regular reminders on key dietary practices through their mobile phones for six months while the CG did not. The Net Effect of Intervention (NEI) and bivariate logistic regression were used to determine the impact of mobile phone communication intervention at Results: The results revealed an increase of respondents who adhered to the meal plan in the IG from 47.8% to 59.7% compared to a decrease from 49.3% to 45.1% in CG with corresponding NEI increasing (16.1%) significantly ( Conclusion: Regular reminders on lifestyle and dietary behaviors using mobile phone communication improved adherence to dietary practices such as meal planning and frequency of meals in the management of T2DM.

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Dietary practicesMobile phone technologyRegular communicationType 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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PMID37255807
PMCPMC10225419
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