- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Mobile health support improves blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes
Última actualización 8 de julio de 2026
Key finding
Hemoglobin A1c decreased by a mean of 0.79 percentage points in the intervention group over 1 year.
This study evaluated a mobile health intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches to improve blood glucose levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, showing a significant reduction in Hemoglobin A1c.
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EvidenceScore™
Moderate
Study type
RCTs
Follow-up
Long-Term (1–5 y)
Risk of bias
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Study focus
This study evaluated a mobile health intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches to improve blood glucose levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, showing a significant reduction in Hemoglobin A1c.
Clinical relevance
Improving blood glucose control is crucial for managing type 2 diabetes and reducing the risk of complications. This study highlights the potential of mobile health interventions as a practical tool for patients and healthcare providers to enhance diabetes management. Effective strategies like this can lead to better health outcomes and potentially lower healthcare costs.
Keep in mind
The study did not show significant changes in several other health metrics. Results may not be generalizable to all populations with type 2 diabetes. The sample size and duration may limit the robustness of the findings.
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Ben SG, Alana B, Jessica JT, et al. Mobile Health Support Delivered by Clinical Pharmacists and Health Coaches to Improve Blood Glucose Levels in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(9):e2333629. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33629
Efectos Principales
Hemoglobin A1c decreased by a mean of 0.79 percentage points (p=0.005).
No significant difference in systolic blood pressure (p=0.07).
No significant difference in diastolic blood pressure (p=0.18).
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Evidence Context
This study contributes evidence to mHealth diabetes support intervention and BMI, Depression score, Diabetes management self-efficacy, and 14 more.
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Primary intervention
mHealth diabetes support intervention
Primary outcomes
- BMI
- Depression score
- Diabetes management self-efficacy
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- Contributes to 17 evidence relationships
- Includes primary outcome data
- Linked to 3 direct semantic evidence topics
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Treatment Adherence
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Evidencia relacionada
Tema de evidencia
HbA1c Reduction
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Study findings
The primary outcomes reported in this study.
Depression score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Depression score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Depression score
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes management self-efficacy
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes management self-efficacy
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes management self-efficacy
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes medication use change
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes medication use change
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes medication use change
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes self-care exercise score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-care exercise score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-care exercise score
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes self-care glucose testing score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-care glucose testing score
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-care glucose testing score
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes self-management behaviors
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-management behaviors
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes self-management behaviors
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diabetes social support
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes social support
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diabetes social support
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Diastolic blood pressure
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diastolic blood pressure
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Diastolic blood pressure
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
- ImpactScore™
- 75
- Positive
- EvidenceScore™
- Moderate
- Score 69 · Based on 2 studies
- ConsistencyScore™
- 35
- mixed
HDL cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → HDL cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → HDL cholesterol
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
LDL cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → LDL cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → LDL cholesterol
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Quality of life
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Quality of life
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Quality of life
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Systolic blood pressure
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Systolic blood pressure
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Systolic blood pressure
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Total cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Total cholesterol
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Total cholesterol
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
Triglycerides
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Triglycerides
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Triglycerides
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
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La Evidencia Sugiere
- Hemoglobin A1c decreased by 0.79 percentage points, indicating improved blood glucose control.
- No significant changes in blood pressure or cholesterol levels were observed.
- The intervention's effectiveness in other health outcomes remains unclear.
A quién se aplica
- Adults aged 18 and older with type 2 diabetes.
- Individuals seeking mobile health support for diabetes management.
Tener en Cuenta
- The intervention primarily impacted blood glucose levels, not other health metrics.
- Findings may not apply to younger populations or those with different diabetes types.
- Further studies are needed to explore long-term effects and generalizability.
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- The study did not show significant changes in several other health metrics.
- Results may not be generalizable to all populations with type 2 diabetes.
- The sample size and duration may limit the robustness of the findings.
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This study contributes to evidence on mHealth diabetes support intervention and HbA1c, mHealth diabetes support intervention and Body Mass Index.
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mHealth diabetes support intervention → HbA1c
Behavioral & Lifestyle
- ImpactScore™
- 75
- Positive
- EvidenceScore™
- Moderate
- Score 69 · Based on 2 studies
- ConsistencyScore™
- 35
- mixed
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Body Mass Index
Behavioral & Lifestyle
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
mHealth diabetes support intervention → Blood Pressure
Behavioral & Lifestyle
- ImpactScore™
- 50
- Neutral
- EvidenceScore™
- Emerging
- Score 59 · Based on 1 study
- ConsistencyScore™
- unclear
- Not enough independent studies
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Measures HbA1c as a key outcome.
mHealth diabetes support intervention Evidence Hub
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Contributes to mHealth diabetes support intervention evidence base.
Blood Pressure Evidence Hub
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Measures Blood Pressure as a key outcome.
Body Mass Index Evidence Hub
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Measures Body Mass Index as a key outcome.
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Questions answered by this study
Generated from the study's connected evidence using Evidence Intelligence™.
Does mHealth diabetes support intervention improve HbA1c?
mHealth diabetes support intervention may improve HbA1c.
ConsistencyScore™: Results are mixed and should be interpreted cautiously.
Ranked evidence signals
- 1
HbA1c
EvidenceScore™ Moderate | EvidenceScore™ 69.0 | moderate positive | ConsistencyScore™ Mixed | 1 study
Why this answer: This answer is cautious because the available studies report mixed findings.
Limitations
- Only one supporting study is available.
- Population details are unavailable.
Does mHealth diabetes support intervention affect bmi?
Current evidence does not show a clear benefit of mHealth diabetes support intervention for BMI.
ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.
Ranked evidence signals
- 1
BMI
EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | neutral | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study
Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.
Limitations
- Only one supporting study is available.
- Consistency cannot yet be determined.
- Population details are unavailable.
Does mHealth diabetes support intervention improve depression score?
Current evidence does not show a clear benefit of mHealth diabetes support intervention for Depression score.
ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.
Ranked evidence signals
- 1
Depression score
EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | neutral | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study
Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.
Limitations
- Only one supporting study is available.
- Consistency cannot yet be determined.
- Population details are unavailable.
Does mHealth diabetes support intervention improve diabetes management self-efficacy?
Current evidence does not show a clear benefit of mHealth diabetes support intervention for Diabetes management self-efficacy.
ConsistencyScore™: Consistency cannot yet be determined from the available evidence.
Ranked evidence signals
- 1
Diabetes management self-efficacy
EvidenceScore™ Emerging | EvidenceScore™ 59.0 | neutral | ConsistencyScore™ Unclear | 1 study
Why this answer: This answer is based on a single supporting study.
Limitations
- Only one supporting study is available.
- Consistency cannot yet be determined.
- Population details are unavailable.
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