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Title: | The Influence of the smart glucose manager mobile application on Diabetes management |
Authors: | Gunawardena, K.C. Jackson, R. Robinett, I. Dhaniska, L. Jayamanne, S. Kalpani, S. Muthukuda, D. |
Keywords: | Diabetes |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Sage Publications |
Citation: | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 2019;13(1):75-81 |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Smartphone use is rapidly growing in developing countries, providing opportunity for development of new health-based mobile applications. The present study investigated the efficacy of a newly designed mobile application, Smart Glucose Manager (SGM), in Sri Lankan patients with diabetes. METHODS: A total of 67 patients with access to Android smartphones were randomized into an SGM (n = 27) and a control group (n = 25). Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) levels were measured at baseline and every 3 months afterward. The SGM group utilized the application daily, while control-group patients were instructed to continue their standard methods of diabetes management. Independent t-tests were utilized to assess A1c differences at 3 and 6 months postrandomization. A1c improvement, defined as A1c at 6 months minus baseline, was compared with SGM usage to assess effectiveness of diabetic management. RESULTS: At the 6-month follow up, the SGM group had significant lower A1c levels than the control group (7.2% vs 8.17%, P < .0001). For both groups, A1c values decreased from baseline to the 3 months (SGM: 9.52% to 8.16%, P < .0001; control: 9.44% to 8.31%, P < .0001). From 3 months to 6 months, the SGM group showed further improvement of A1c (-0.96% P < .0001), whereas the control group did not ( P = 0.19). A1c improvement was positively correlated with SGM usage ( R = .81, P < .001). CONCLUSION: The SGM, a mobile application specifically designed to support self-management of diabetes, appeared to show long-term improvement of A1c levels in patients with diabetes residing in Sri Lanka. |
Description: | Indexed for MEDLINE |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19255 |
ISSN: | 1932-2968 (Electronic) 1932-3107 (Undetermined) 1932-2968 (Linking) |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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