ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022
Effect of social app-assisted education and support on glucose control in patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus.
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- Smartphone application-based interventions for cardiometabolic risk factor management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Pooled it
- Smartphone application-based intervention to lower blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Pooled it
- Long-Term Mobile-Based Glycemic Intervention for Secondary Prevention in Patients With Diabetes Undergoing Surgical Revascularization: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Individualized exercise intervention for the overweight and obese population using WeChat and wearable devices: a non-randomized trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Exploring nurse and patient perspectives on WeChat-based prenatal education in Chinese public hospitals: a qualitative inquiry.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Digital Health in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.Endocrine researchReview
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Abstract
Background: Social app-assisted education and support may facilitate diabetes self-management. We aim to evaluate the effect of WeChat, a popular social app, on glycemic control in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: We conducted a parallel-group, open-label, randomized clinical trial that included 160 patients with both CHD and diabetes mellitus from a tertiary hospital in China. The intervention group ( Results: The intervention group had a greater reduction in HbA1C (-0.85 vs. 0.15%, between-group difference: -1.00%; 95% Conclusion: The combination of social app with education and support resulted in better glycemic control in patients with CHD and DM. These results suggest that education and support interaction
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