Impact of Digital Health Education among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Vinoth Gnana  Chellaiyan; Jenniferbritto J; Jerry  Alfred

doi:10.55489/njcm.1332022394

Authors

Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai
Jenniferbritto J Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai
Jerry Alfred Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.1332022394

Keywords:

Short message services, health education, type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: Effective delivery of health education is critical to achieving the goal of controlled diabetes. The objective was to assess the impact of health education among patients with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.

Materials and Methods: This study was quasi-experimental done with type 2 diabetes mellitus of tertiary care hospital.100 diabetes patients were included and randomized into two groups to receive health education material and standard care. The intervention consisted of health education intervention via text messages and images. The glycemic parameters were assessed before and at the end of 3 months of intervention. Paired t-tests were applied.

Results: Mean (SD) of HbA1c before the start of the intervention among the patients with intervention and control arm were 10.1(±0.9) and10.6 (±0.3) respectively. There was a significant difference in FBS, PPBS and HbA1c- (198(±14) vs 112(±6), 277(±50) vs 151(±16) and 10.1(±0.9) vs 7.2(±0.9) in the intervention group before and after the intervention (p-value <0.05).No significant difference was found in the control arm.

Conclusion: There was a significant difference in the group that received health education intervention compared to the standard therapy group. Thus, well-designed health education delivery could maintain better glycemic control in patients with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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