A randomised, controlled trial of the effects of a mobile telehealth intervention on clinical and patient-reported outcomes in people with poorly controlled diabetes

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 207-216

  Baron, Justine S ^a,b   Hirani, Shashivadan ^c   Newman, Stanton P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

controlled trial; glycosylated haemoglobin; mobile health; patient reported outcomes; randomised; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

BLOOD; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD GLUCOSE SELF-MONITORING; CELL PHONES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85009962848     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X16631628     Document Type: Article

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