ArticleDiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association2020
Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of a text-message diabetes self-management support programme, SMS4BG.
Article in Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Text messaging interventions are associated with reductions in HbA1c among patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2025Pooled it
- Mobile App-Based Intervention and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Residual Effect of Texting to Promote Medication Adherence for Villagers with Schizophrenia in China: 18-Month Follow-up Survey After the Randomized Controlled Trial Discontinuation.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Process evaluation of a brief messaging intervention to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Intervention development of a brief messaging intervention for a randomised controlled trial to improve diabetes treatment adherence in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of a Tailored Text Messaging Intervention Among Diverse Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence From the 15-Month REACH Randomized Controlled Trial.Diabetes care · 2021Trial
- Mobile App-based mHealth Interventions and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- Experiences of Using a Digital Text Messaging Intervention to Support Oral Medication Adherence for People Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Qualitative Process Evaluation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Evaluating the utility of texting in the ambulatory care of paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes: a quality improvement report.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Economic evaluation of a mobile phone text-message intervention for Australian adults with type 2 diabetes.mHealth · 2023Article
- Effect of Nurse-Led Individualised Self-Care Model on Myocardial Infarction Patients with Diabetes: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Patient Activation and Glycemic Control Among Filipino Americans.Health equity · 2021Article
- Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of a text-message diabetes self-management support programme, SMS4BG.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2020Article
- Old-Fashioned Technology in the Era of "Bling": Is There a Future for Text Messaging in Health Care?Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimsTo determine the long-term effectiveness of an individually tailored text-message diabetes self-management support programme, SMS4BG, on glycaemic control at 2 years in adults with diabetes with an HbA
methodsWe conducted a 2-year follow-up of a two-arm, parallel, randomized controlled trial across health services in New Zealand. Participants were English-speaking adults with type 1 or 2 diabetes and with an HbA
resultsThe decrease in HbA
conclusionsImprovements in glycaemic control resulting from a text-message diabetes self-management support programme were sustained at 2 years after randomization. These findings support the implementation of SMS4BG in current practice.
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