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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2020 Sep 18;8(9):e19153.
doi: 10.2196/19153.

Effect of Voluntary Participation on Mobile Health Care in Diabetes Management: Randomized Controlled Open-Label Trial

Da Young Lee #  1   2 , Seung-Hyun Yoo #  2   3 , Kyong Pil Min  4 , Cheol-Young Park  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Voluntary Participation on Mobile Health Care in Diabetes Management: Randomized Controlled Open-Label Trial

Da Young Lee et al. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. .

Abstract

Background: The role of mobile health care (mHealth) in glycemic control has been investigated, but its impact on self-management skills and its psychological aspects have not been studied.

Objective: We evaluated the efficacy of mHealth-based diabetes self-management education and the effect of voluntary participation on its effects.

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled open-label trial conducted for 6 months at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Participants in the control group (n=31) maintained their previous diabetes management strategies. Participants in the intervention group (n=41) additionally received mHealth-based diabetes self-management education through a mobile app and regular individualized feedback from health care professionals. The primary outcome was change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level over 6 months between the 2 groups (intervention versus control) and within each group (at 6 months versus baseline). The secondary outcomes were changes in body mass index, blood pressure, lipid profile, and questionnaire scores (the Korean version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire, an Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life, the Appraisal of Diabetes Scale, and Problem Areas in Diabetes) over 6 months between groups and within each group.

Results: A total of 66 participants completed this study. HbA1c (P=.04), total cholesterol level (P=.04), and Problem Areas in Diabetes scores (P=.02) significantly decreased; total diet (P=.03) and self-monitoring of blood glucose level scores (P=.01), based on the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Questionnaire, markedly increased within the intervention group. These significant changes were observed in self-motivated participants who were recruited voluntarily via advertisements.

Conclusions: mHealth-based diabetes self-management education was effective at improving glycemic control and diabetes self-management skills and lowering diabetes-related distress in voluntary participants.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03468283; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03468283.

Keywords: app; diabetes; diabetes mellitus; health services research; lifestyle; mHealth; mobile applications; participation; self-management; volunteer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: KPM was an employee of CVnet Co during the study and is now an employee of Huraypositive Inc. DYL, S-HY, and C-YP have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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