Supporting evidence
Mobile app for diabetes self-management × HbA1c
- Authoritative support
- 4
- Available studies
- 4
- Unavailable support
- 0
Available supporting studies
Study 1 · Included
Digital telehealth improves diabetes management outcomes.
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received a phone with the diabetes m app only. · Participants received the phone with the diabetes m app and telehealth education and counseling by a trained diabetes nurse educationist. · Participants continued to receive their usual care which included taking their regular medications and three monthly visits with their general practitioner (gp).
- Duration / follow-up
- 26 weeks
Relevant effect
Mean difference
2.9 · 0.001
Study 2 · Included
Gamified mHealth app improves diabetes management
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received usual care without the mHealth intervention. · Patients using the app individually without clinician or peer engagement. · Patients using the app with clinician engagement features. · Patients using the app with peer engagement features. · Patients using the app with both clinician engagement and peer engagement features.
- Duration / follow-up
- 13 weeks
Relevant effect
Mean difference
0.34 · 0.001
Study 3 · Included
Greenhabit app improves diabetes outcomes in adults
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants instructed to use the Greenhabit mobile app for lifestyle modification. · Participants received advice on maintaining a healthy diet and followed standard care.
- Duration / follow-up
- 12 weeks
Relevant effect
Mean difference
0.4 · 0.001
Study 4 · Included
Mobile app improves diabetes self-management education
Rct
- Comparison
- Participants received a regular educational group course plus the use of the DM2CUA app, which prompted them to engage in educational tasks. · Participants received a regular educational group course without the DM2CUA app.
- Duration / follow-up
- 4 weeks