Use of a Smartphone-Based Medication Adherence Platform to Improve Outcomes in Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Among Veterans: Prospective Case-Crossover Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication nonadherence is a problem that impacts both the patient and the health system.

Objective

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a novel smartphone app with patient-response-directed clinical intervention on medication adherence and blood glucose control in noninsulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

We enrolled 50 participants with T2DM not on insulin with smartphones from a rural health care center in Northern Nevada for participation in this case-crossover study. Participants underwent a standard of care arm and an intervention arm. Each study arm was 3 months long, for a total of 6 months of follow-up. Participants had a hemoglobin A_1c (HbA_1c) lab draw at enrollment, 3 mo

SUBMITTER: Rai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10450533 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature