Smartphones and Apps to Control Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Level in Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic endocrine-metabolic disease, the evolution of which is closely related to people´s self-control of glycemic levels through nutrition, exercise, and medicines. To determine whether smartphone apps can help persons with diabetes to improve their % levels of glycosylated hemoglobin. A systematic review and meta-analysis were done. ProQuest, Pubmed/Medline, and Scopus databases were used. The search equation used was "(Prevention and Control) AND Diabetes Mellitus AND Smartphones". The inclusion criteria applied were clinical trials, conducted in 2014-2019. n = 18 studies were included in the review. The studies tried different applications to monitor glycemia and support patients to improve glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. More than half of the studies fo

SUBMITTER: Martos-Cabrera MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature