Patient Empowerment Using Electronic Telemonitoring With Telephone Support in the Transition to Insulin Therapy in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Observational, Pre-Post, Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Initiation of insulin therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes can be an unwelcome and distressful development for patients. Current evidence suggests that telemonitoring can help improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes and can support empowerment to self-manage diabetes. This telemonitoring intervention was underpinned by an empowerment approach. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and feasibility and the patients' and health care providers' experiences of a 12-week telemonitoring intervention with telephone support for patients commencing insulin therapy. This paper focuses on the impact on patient empowerment. METHODS:An observational, pre-post, multimethod, and triangulation design was employed to study a 12-week automated electronic te

SUBMITTER: McGloin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7256748 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature