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The effectiveness of text messages support for diabetes self-management: protocol of the TEXT4DSM study in the democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines
- Source :
- BMC Public Health, BMC Public Health, 13:423. BioMed Central, van Olmen, J, Ku, G M, van Pelt, M, Kalobu, J C, Hen, H, Darras, C, Van Acker, K, Villaraza, B, Schellevis, F & Kegels, G 2013, ' The effectiveness of text messages support for diabetes self-management: protocol of the TEXT4DSM study in the democratic Republic of Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines ', BMC Public Health, vol. 13, 423 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-423
- Publisher :
- Springer Nature
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Abstract
- Background: People with diabetes find it difficult to sustain adequate self-management behaviour. Self-Management Support strategies, including the use of mobile technology, have shown potential benefit. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mobile phone support intervention on top of an existing strategy in three countries, DR Congo, Cambodia and the Philippines to improve health outcomes, access to care and enablement of people with diabetes, with 480 people with diabetes in each country who are randomised to either standard support or to the intervention. Design/methods: The study consists of three sub-studies with a similar design in three countries to be independently implemented and analysed. The design is a two-arm Randomised Controlled Trial, in which a total of 480 adults with diabetes participating in an existing DSME programme will be randomly allocated to either usual care in the existing programme or to usual care plus a mobile phone self-management support intervention. Participants in both arms complete assessments at baseline, one year and two years after inclusion. Glycosylated haemoglobin blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference will be measured. Individual interviews will be conducted to determine the patients’ assessment of chronic illness care, degree of self-enablement, and access to care before implementation of the intervention, at intermediate moments and at the end of the study. Analyses of quantitative data including assessment of differences in changes in outcomes between the intervention and usual care group will be done. A probability of
- Subjects :
- Program evaluation
Research design
Gerontology
Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Philippines
Psychological intervention
law.invention
Interviews as Topic
Social support
Study Protocol
Randomized controlled trial
Nursing
Clinical Protocols
law
Diabetes management
Surveys and Questionnaires
Diabetes Mellitus
Medicine
Humans
Text Messaging
business.industry
Behavior change
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Social Support
Self Care
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Research Design
Female
Biostatistics
business
Cambodia
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712458
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....31243e6b74e8ac80481010666815e0ac
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-423