Adherence
A low-intensity mobile health intervention (Few Touch Application) improves self-management skills, specifically health service navigation and skill/technique acquisition, compared to usual care in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Using a diabetes app can help you feel more confident in managing your condition and navigating the healthcare system, even if it doesn't immediately lower your blood sugar numbers. It helps you learn skills to manage symptoms and communicate better with your doctor.
There were changes in self-management measured using the health service navigation item in the heiQ, with improvements in the FTA group compared to the control group (P=.01) and in the FTA with health counseling group compared with both other groups (P=.04).
Why this rating
Randomized Controlled Trial with statistically significant findings for secondary outcomes.
Source
A Low-Intensity Mobile Health Intervention With and Without Health Counseling for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes, Part 1: Baseline and Short-Term Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in the Norwegian Part of RENEWING HEALTH
Astrid Torbjørnsen et al. · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 2014
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