Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2013
Social impact analysis of the effects of a telemedicine intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in an ethnically diverse, medically underserved population: findings from the IDEATel Study.
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- Digital and Remote Health for Older Adults in Rural or Underserved Settings: Systematic Review of Clinical, Behavioral, and Implementation Outcomes.JMIR aging · 2026Pooled it
- Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes.Chronic illness · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of Telehealth Care among Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Ambulatory Telemedicine Care in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Pooled it
- Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Clinical- and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Greater Telehealth Use Results in Increased Visit Frequency and Lower Physician Related-Distress in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2023Trial
- Impact of virtual consultations on quality of care in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and narrative synthesis protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Interventions to tackle health inequalities in cardiovascular risks for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations: a rapid review.British medical bulletin · 2023Review
- Similarities and Differences Between Rural and Urban Telemedicine Utilization.Perspectives in health information managemen · 2021Article
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- Managing Diabetes in Hard to Reach Populations: A Review of Telehealth Interventions.Current diabetes reports · 2020Review
- Towards a 21st century health care system: advancing the case for telecare.Israel journal of health policy research · 2018Article
- The Inclusion of Ethnic Minority Patients and the Role of Language in Telehealth Trials for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2016Article
- The empirical evidence for the telemedicine intervention in diabetes management.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2015Review
- Managing diabetes mellitus using information technology: a systematic review.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2015Article
- Patient perspectives of telemedicine quality.Patient preference and adherence · 2015Article
- Impact of telehealth on the current and future practice of lipidology: a scoping review.Journal of clinical lipidologyArticle
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the social impact of the telemedicine intervention effects in lower- and higher-socioeconomic status (SES) participants in the Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) study.
methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing telemedicine case management with usual care, with blinded outcome evaluation, in 1665 Medicare recipients with diabetes, aged 55 years or older, residing in federally designated medically underserved areas of New York State. The primary trial endpoints were hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and systolic blood pressure levels.
resultsHbA1c was higher in lower-income participants at the baseline examination. However, we found no evidence that the intervention increased disparities. A significant moderator effect was seen for HbA1c (P = .004) and systolic blood pressure (P = .023), with the lowest-income group showing greater intervention effects.
conclusionsLower-SES participants in the IDEATel study benefited at least as much as higher-SES participants from telemedicine nurse case management for diabetes. Tailoring the intensity of the intervention based on clinical need may have led to greater improvements among those not at goal for diabetes control, a group that also had lower income, thereby avoiding the potential for an innovative intervention to widen socioeconomic disparities.
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