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Telecoaching programme for type 2 diabetes control: a randomised clinical trial
- Source :
- British Journal of Nursing. 27:1115-1120
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Mark Allen Group, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background: People with diabetes have a high risk of developing micro and macrovascular complications that increase treatment costs and shorten life expectancy. Telecoaching programmes can improve short-term control of diabetes and reduce disease burden. Aims: To analyse the effect of a health telecoaching programme in the control of type 2 diabetes. Methods: A pragmatic clinical trial was carried out. Thirty-one patients with type 2 diabetes were divided into control and intervention groups. The control group received usual nursing care, and those in the intervention group received usual care and telecoaching for 24 weeks. Findings: The intervention group improved: measurements of abdominal circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and body mass index; variables related to glycaemic control (fasting venous glucose and glycated haemoglobin/HbA1c); and high-density lipoprotein levels. Conclusion: The data indicate that telecoaching is an effective tool for diabetes management. It is recommended that the study should be developed to include more people and run over the long term.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
020205 medical informatics
Pilot Projects
02 engineering and technology
Telehealth
Type 2 diabetes
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Diabetes mellitus
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Humans
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Treatment costs
Intensive care medicine
General Nursing
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
food and beverages
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Telemedicine
Self Care
Clinical trial
Patient support
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Life expectancy
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20522819 and 09660461
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f16e9d252e7343865840ef1fa1826794