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Clinical Improvements From Telemedicine Interventions for Managing Type 2 Diabetes Compared With Usual Care: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.

Shujie Jiang, Xianru Gao, Haiqing Diao, Yang Zhang, Guangyu Lu, Xiaoguang Liu, Yuping Li

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shujie JiangSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0971-9198
Xianru GaoJining Public Health Medical Center, Jining, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2653-6279
Haiqing DiaoSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5685-100X
Yang ZhangSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2979-4817
Guangyu LuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences & School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2568-7091
Xiaoguang LiuNeuro-Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-0584
Yuping LiNeuro-Intensive Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-2582

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a prevalent chronic metabolic disorder that poses substantial challenges to global health care systems and patient management. Telemedicine, defined as the use of information and communication technologies to enhance health care delivery, has emerged as a potential tool to improve access to care and facilitate the management of T2DM.

objectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of various telemedicine interventions compared with usual care in glycemic control, and cardiovascular health in adults with T2DM.

methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted across databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to August 23, 2024. Eligible RCTs compared telemedicine interventions with usual care in adults with T2DM. The primary outcome assessed was hemoglobin A

resultsA total of 58 RCTs, encompassing 13,942 participants, were included in the analysis. Our findings showed that telemedicine interventions significantly improved HbA

conclusionsThis review highlights telemedicine's superior effectiveness over usual care in improving HbA

trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42024608130; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=608130.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Blood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinHumansTelemedicineBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinmeta-analysismetaregressionsystematic reviewtelemedicinetype 2 diabetes mellitus

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