Mobile Phone and Smartphone Technologies for Diabetes Care and Self-Management.

ABSTRACT: Mobile and smartphone (mHealth) technologies have the potential to improve diabetes care and self-management, but little is known about their effectiveness and how patients, providers, and payers currently interact with them. We conducted a systematic review and found only 20 peer-reviewed articles, published since 2010, with robust evidence about the effectiveness of mHealth interventions for diabetes. The majority of these interventions showed improvement on primary endpoints, such as HbA1c; mHealth technologies that interacted with both patients and providers were more likely to be effective. There was little evidence about persistent use by patients, use by a patient's health care provider, or long-term effectiveness. None of the studies discussed regulatory oversight of mHealth techno

SUBMITTER: Garabedian LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525331 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature