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Vol.15 Issue.1 · January-March 2024
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The Effect of follow-up and counseling with mobile devices on HbA1c in Type 2 Diabetes

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Published Online: 31 March 2024 · Accepted: 21 March 2024 · Received: 30 January 2024
Doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.24.00103
Cite Code: The Journal of Turkish Family Physician 2024;15(1):3-14
Authors: Arif Gülmez 1 · Yasemin Korkut Kurtoğlu 2
1 Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Specialist Dr., Kutahya. {ORCID:0000-0001-6928-3633}
2 Kütahya Health Sciences University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Assist. Prof., Kütahya.

Cite Code: Gülmez A. ve Korkut Kurtoğlu Y. Tip 2 Diyabetli bireylerde mobil cihaz ile yakından takip ve danışmanlığın HbA1c üzerine etkisi. Jour Turk Fam Phy 2024; 15 (1): 3-14. Doi: 10.15511/tjtfp.24.00103.

Ethics Committee Approval and Permissions: Obtained from the KSBU Faculty of Medicine Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee with the date 04.09.2019 and number 2019/9-13. No conflict of interest has been reported.

This article is published online with Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0).


Keywords: diabetes mellitus · Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c · mobile device
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Abstract

Objective: Patient and physician cooperation is of great importance for tight glucose control. In our study, the effect of closely following patients with mobile phone calls and reminder text messages on glucose regulation was investigated.

Materials and Methods: Patients who applied to our outpatient clinic between September 2019 and January 2020 were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data form, Clinical Data form, and Diabetes Self-Care Scale were filled. The results of the assays taken from the patients were recorded. The patients were randomly divided into control and intervention groups. Mobile phone calls were made for three months with the patients in the intervention group once a week. At the end of the three-months follow-up period, all patients were invited for routine checks. Both groups were analyzed for the change of assay results.

Results: 60.9% (n = 39) of the 64 patients who completed the study were at the age of 55-64. Body mass index (kg/m2) averages of the patients were found to be 30.4 ± 4.5. Diabetes Self-Care Scale scores were found to be “insufficient” with an average of 83.7. While the mean glycosylated hemoglobin A1c level of the patients in the intervention group was 8.8% on average, it was found 7.2% at the end of the study and there was a significant difference between the results.

Conclusion: Following the patients by mobile phone may have a positive effect on follow-up parameters.

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