Digital Health Coaching for Type 2 Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial of Healthy at Home.

ABSTRACT: Digital health coaching is an intervention for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that has potential to improve the quality of care for patients. Previous research has established the efficacy of digital interventions for behavior change. This pilot study addresses a research gap in finding effective and accessible behavioral interventions for under-resourced individuals with T2DM. We examined the impact of Healthy at Home, a 12-week phone and SMS-based (short message service) digital health coaching program, on insulin resistance which is an upstream marker for T2DM progression. We compared this intervention to usual diabetic care in a family medicine residency clinic in a randomized controlled trial. Digital health coaching significantly improved participants' calculated Homeostatic

SUBMITTER: Azelton KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655126 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature