Perceptions of a comprehensive telehealth intervention in patients with persistently poor type 2 diabetes control.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To understand participant perspectives on an effective, practical, comprehensive telehealth intervention for persistently poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and examine how its components contributed to improved outcomes, with the goal of informing broader telehealth-based diabetes management strategies.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews of a purposive sample of patients and staff in the comprehensive telehealth arm of the Practical Telehealth to Improve Control and Engagement for Patients with Clinic-Refractory Diabetes Mellitus study. Using the lens of patient engagement, we applied directed content analysis to categorize themes across the five components of the intervention.

Results

The purposive sample included 19 patients (79% male, 53

SUBMITTER: German J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12392345 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature