The effect of text message support on diabetes self-management in developing countries - A randomised trial.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:mHealth interventions have the potential to facilitate self-management. This TEXT4DSM study implemented a mobile phone intervention in existing diabetes programmes in three low- and middle-income countries (Democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia, and the Philippines). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Sub-studies with a similar randomised controlled trial design were conducted in three different countries. Each sub-study included 480 adults with diabetes. Subjects were randomised to receive either routine care or routine care plus text message self-management support. The primary outcome was the difference in the proportion of subjects with well-controlled diabetes after 2 years. RESULTS:Baseline and 2-year HbA1c measurements were available for 781 individuals. After 2 years, the propo

SUBMITTER: Van Olmen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5651290 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature