Effectiveness of Mobile Application for Adherence to Advice on Diet and Medication among Newly Diagnosed Patients of Type II Diabetes

Lipilekha  Patnaik; Sandeep Kumar  Panigrahi; Abhaya Kumar  Sahoo; Debahuti  Mishra; Saswatika  Beura; Anil Kumar  Muduli

doi:10.5455/njcm.20211129090031

Authors

Lipilekha Patnaik Dept of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar
Sandeep Kumar Panigrahi Dept of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar
Abhaya Kumar Sahoo Dept of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar
Debahuti Mishra Dept of Computer Science, Institute of Technical Education & Research, Siksha ‘O’Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar
Saswatika Beura Dept of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar
Anil Kumar Muduli Dept of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan deemed to be Uni., Bhubaneswar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/njcm.20211129090031

Keywords:

Food frequency questionnaire, 72hours recall method, Type 2 DM

Abstract

Background: A healthy diet is an important element among all the lifestyle related management of diabetes, which included diet alone, diet with oral hypoglycaemic drugs, or diet with insulins. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of android mobile phone application for adherence to advice on diet and medication among newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes patients.

Methods: The study was an open-label, parallel-arm, randomized controlled trial. Total of 66 adults (33 in each arm) type 2 diabetes patients were recruited. Study group was getting intervention by using mobile application-based software and control group was through web-based intervention.

Results: In baseline 51.5% knows some risk factors of diabetes and 46.96% patients knew that it can be prevented. Among them 46.97% and 34.85% replied healthy diet and exercise as the best prevention method respectively. Cochrane’s Q was significant in recent changes of eating habits both in control and intervention group (P=0.000). Diet advice of doctor was followed among intervention group which was found to be significant (P=0.031). Starch consumption was decreased significantly on both the groups.

Conclusion: Proper treatment with special focus on diet should be given by the healthcare providers in a way to control the disease, reduce the symptoms, and prevent complications.

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