An internet-based diabetes management platform improves team care and outcomes in an urban Latino population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare usual diabetes care (UDC) to a comprehensive diabetes care intervention condition (IC) involving an Internet-based "diabetes dashboard" management tool used by clinicians.

Research design and methods

We used a parallel-group randomized design. Diabetes nurses, diabetes dietitians, and providers used the diabetes dashboard as a clinical decision support system to deliver a five-visit, 6-month intervention to 199 poorly controlled (HbA1c >7.5% [58 mmol/mol]) Latino type 2 diabetic (T2D) patients (mean age 55 years, 60% female) at urban community health centers. We compared this intervention to an established, in-house UDC program (n = 200) for its impact on blood glucose control and psychosocial outcomes.

Results

Recruitment and retention rates were

SUBMITTER: Welch G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4370332 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature