Mobile phone intervention to improve diabetes care in rural areas of Pakistan: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 166-171

  Shahid, Muhammad ^a   Mahar, Saeed Ahmed ^a   Shaikh, Shiraz ^a   Shaikh, Zuhaib U Ddin ^a  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; HbA1c; Mobile phone; Pakistan; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CELL PHONES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925009675     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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