Abstract
Mobile phone text messaging has rapidly become a socially popular form of communication. Several studies showed that mobile phone might offer a useful means of providing information between clinic visits and might increase adherence to diabetes therapy regimens. We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of mobile phone short message service (SMS) on glycemic control in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes. One hundred patients (mean age, 41 ± 9.5 years) were selected at the Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and provided with daily educational, reminding SMS messages for four months. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level, frequency of hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic attacks, and compliance with blood glucose monitoring were recorded before and after the trial. In addition to significant improvement in patients' knowledge, mean fasting blood glucose level improved from 8.60 ± 3.16 to 7.77 ± 3.11 mmol/L and mean HbA1c decreased from 9.9% ± 1.8% to 9.5% ± 1.7%. Mobile phone text messaging increased adherence to diabetes therapy and improved the clinical outcome in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes.
References
Aug 4, 2006·Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare·Silje C WangbergNiklas Andersson
May 24, 2007·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Hee-Seung Kim, Hye-Sun Jeong
Oct 24, 2009·Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics·David A HanauerLori M Laffel
Apr 1, 2010·Epidemiologic Reviews·Heather Cole-Lewis, Trace Kershaw
Jul 10, 2010·Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics·Chul Sik KimHyung Joon Yoo
Mar 12, 2011·Diabetic Medicine : a Journal of the British Diabetic Association·X LiangD Gu
Oct 27, 2011·Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology·Jonathan J DickMonica E Peek
Feb 24, 2012·Telemedicine Journal and E-health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association·Bree Holtz, Carolyn Lauckner
Apr 25, 2012·Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics·Sanjay AroraMichael Menchine
Apr 28, 2012·Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology·Amanda M BellRobert A Vigersky
Oct 16, 2012·Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology·Eirik ÅrsandJames T Tufano
Jan 1, 2012·Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders·Mandana GoodarziMohammad Asghari Jafarabadi
Jan 1, 2012·Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders·Mirta ZolfaghariHamid Haghani
Feb 8, 2014·Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics·Nazar S HaddadJohn W Gregory
Citations
Aug 24, 2018·Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA·Sara Belle DonevantSwann Arp Adams
Mar 1, 2017·Current Atherosclerosis Reports·Hasan RehmanSalim S Virani
Jul 15, 2018·JMIR MHealth and UHealth·Shadi SalehMohamad Alameddine
May 17, 2019·JMIR Diabetes·Francesco MieleEnrico Maria Piras
Aug 7, 2017·JMIR Diabetes·Mike GradyBrian Leonard Levy
Nov 20, 2016·Journal of Medical Internet Research·Stephen AgboolaJoseph Kvedar
Feb 17, 2021·JMIR Diabetes·Jessica R ForsythAndrew J Farmer
Aug 17, 2021·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Luis Fernandez-LuqueMartin O Savage