ArticlePatient preference and adherence2022
Patient-Support Program in Diabetes Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Italian Multicentric Experience.
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Abstract
purposeTelephone coaching and health apps are effective means to support subjects with diabetes. Patient support programs (PSP) on type 2 diabetes are scanty, and none has been conducted in Italy. In a pilot phase, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptance of such program.
methodsThe "BE THere for diabetes CARE" (BETHCARE) project is a real-world PSP conducted through telephone and digital coaching system to provide educational and emotional support to Italian adults with diabetes receiving long-acting basal insulin degludec. This pilot phase was conducted in 11 centres that enrolled a total of 63 patients (89% with type-2 diabetes). Counselors contacted patients to define a set of emotional, physical and nutritional targets, and monitoring calls were performed on a monthly basis. Data were collected on socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics, selected clinical information, quality of life, achievement of targets and patient satisfaction.
resultsFifty-eight subjects (92%) chose to participate by telephone and 5 (8%) by mobile app. Most participants (ie, ≥80%) evaluated counselors' calls "useful/very useful", duration of calls "adequate/adequately long", were satisfied with the educational pathway and declared to be more confident in diabetes management after the program. About half of participants were confident to maintain their targets after the PSP. Achievement of nutritional targets improved during counseling, from a mean score of 1.56 at week 1 to 1.88 at week 16 (p-value = 0.03). No significant variations in the achievement of emotional and physical targets emerged. Mean patients weight decreased from 84.9 kg (week 1) to 84.3 kg (week 4) and then levelled off (84.2 kg, week 16).
conclusionThis project demonstrated the feasibility and patient appreciation of a PSP in diabetes care, which is particularly important for a chronic disease of the elderly and during a pandemic period when face-to-face counseling is problematic.
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