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SMS Education for the Promotion of Diabetes Self-Management in Low & Middle Income Countries: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Egypt

Author: Abaza, H. Country/countries: N/A Number of patients participating in the study: 73 This study was focused on patients living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques and social support delivered remotely Intervention components: E+MT+AB+SS+R
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Asking for professional help or emergency care when needed, Cessation or reduction of alcohol and other harmful consumptions, Communication with healthcare and/or social care providers, Condition-specific behaviours, Device management, Early recognition of symptoms, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Self-monitoring, Smoking cessation or reduction, Social roles
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring techniques Intervention components: E+MT
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physicians Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Self-monitoring

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
Adherence Medication (or other treatment) adherence N/A
Experience of care Care satisfaction N/A
HbA1C Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) N/A
Knowledge Knowledge N/A
Physical activity Physical activity N/A
Self-efficacy Self-efficacy N/A
Self-management behaviours Self-management behaviours N/A
Self-monitoring Self-monitoring N/A
Smoking cessation Smoking cessation N/A
Unscheduled care Visits / admissions N/A
Weight (management) Weight (Kgs/lbs) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 51.52 years (+/- a standard deviation of 9.22) Gender: 56.16% female Time since diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: N/A Severity of the disease: 9.65 (+/- a standard deviation of 2.67) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Adherence - Medication (or other treatment) adherence
HbA1C - Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Knowledge - Knowledge
Self-efficacy - Self-efficacy
Self-management behaviours - Self-management behaviours
Weight (management) - Weight (Kgs/lbs)