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SynthesisJournal of diabetes science and technology2012

The impact of mobile monitoring technologies on glycosylated hemoglobin in diabetes: a systematic review.

Justine Baron, Hayley McBain, Stanton Newman

Open access · bronzeAbstract readEvaluation StudySystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of diabetes science and technology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justine BaronInstitute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Hayley McBain
Stanton Newman
City, University of London · GB

Funding

Department of Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA new development in the field of telehealth is the use of mobile health technologies (mhealth) to help patients record and track medical information. Mhealth appears particularly advantageous for conditions that require intense and ongoing monitoring, such as diabetes, and where people are of working age and not disabled. This review aims to evaluate the evidence for the effectiveness of mhealth interventions in diabetes management on glycosylated hemoglobin.

methodA comprehensive search strategy was developed and applied to eight electronic databases to identify studies that investigated the clinical effectiveness of mobile-based applications that allowed patients to record and send their blood glucose readings to a central server. The eligibility of 8543 papers was assessed against the selection criteria, and 24 papers were reviewed. All studies reviewed were assessed for quality using a standardized quality assessment tool.

resultsResults for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes were examined separately. Study variability and poor reporting made comparison difficult, and most studies had important methodological weaknesses. Evidence on the effectiveness of mhealth interventions for diabetes was inconsistent for both types of diabetes and remains weak.

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TelemedicineAlgorithmsDiabetes MellitusEfficiencyGlycated HemoglobinHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicTreatment OutcomeGlycated Hemoglobin

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PMID23063046
PMCPMC3570854
OpenAlexW2159159237

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