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Trial reportBMC medical informatics and decision making2020

The role of text messaging intervention in Inner Mongolia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Xuemei Wang, Dan Liu, Maolin Du, Ruiqi Hao, Huiqiu Zheng, Chaoli Yan

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Trial report in BMC medical informatics and decision making, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xuemei WangDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Dan LiuDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Maolin DuDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China. dumaolin2016@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3740-0043
Ruiqi HaoDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Huiqiu ZhengDepartment of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Chaoli YanDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
Inner Mongolia Medical University · CNHetao College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundShort messages service (SMS) provides a practical medium for delivering content to address patients to adherence to self-management. The aim of study was to design some patient-centered health education messages, evaluate the feasibility of messages, and explore the effect of this model.

methodsThe messages were designed by a panel of experts, and SMS Quality Evaluation Questionnaire was used to evaluate their quality. A two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this management model. Participants were randomly divided into an intervention group (IG) who received evaluated messages and a control group (CG) who received regular education. The primary outcomes were changes in plasma glucose and control rates, and the secondary outcomes were improvements in diet control, physical activities, weight control, etc.

resultsA total of 42 messages covering five main domains: health awareness, diet control, physical activities, living habits and weight control were designed, and the average scores of the messages were 8.0 (SD 0.7), 8.5 (SD 0.6), 7.9 (SD 1.0), 8.0 (SD 0.7), and 8.4 (SD 0.9), respectively. In the SMS intervention, 171 patients with an average age of 55.1 years were involved, including 86 in the CG and 85 in the IG. At 12 months, compared with the control group (CG), the decrease of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (1.5 vs. 0.4, P = 0.011) and control rate (49.4% vs. 33.3%, P = 0.034), the postprandial glucose (PPG) (5.8 vs. 4.2, P = 0.009) and control rate (57.8% vs. 33.7%, P = 0.002) were better in the intervention group (IG). In terms of self-management, improvements in weight control (49.3% vs. 28.2%, P = 0.031), vegetables consumption (87.3% vs. 29.0%, P < 0.001), fruits consumption (27.5% vs. 7.4%, P = 0.022), and physical activities (84.7% vs. 70.0%, P = 0.036) were better in the IG than in the CG.

conclusionsThe overall quality of the messages was high. It was effective and feasible to carry out an SMS intervention to improve the behavioral habits of patients with chronic diseases in remote and undeveloped areas.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov, ChiCTR1900023445. Registered May 28, 2019--Retrospectively registered.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Text MessagingChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatientsRolemHealthRandomized controlled trialType 2 diabetes mellitus

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