An mHealth Diabetes Intervention for Glucose Control: Health Care Utilization Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major chronic condition requiring management through lifestyle changes and recommended health service visits. Mobile health (mHealth) is a promising tool to encourage self-management, but few studies have investigated the impact of mHealth on health care utilization.

Objective

The objective of this analysis was to determine the change in 2-year health service utilization and whether utilization explained a 1.9% absolute decrease in glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) over 1-year in the Mobile Diabetes Intervention Study (MDIS).

Methods

We used commercial claims data from 2006 to 2010 linked to enrolled patients' medical chart data in 26 primary care practices in Maryland, USA. Secondary claims data analyses were available for 5

SUBMITTER: Quinn CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231737 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature