2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.07.025
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Effectiveness of mobile phone short message service on diabetes mellitus management; the SMS-DM study

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“…This is the first study to our knowledge that measured the effects of mobile phone SMS on glycemic control in a developing country. Our reported changes in HbA 1c in the intervention group seem to be lower than reports from previous studies (4,5). Our study participants were required to have access to a mobile phone SMS, thus generalizing the results to rural areas or poorer parts of society may not be possible.…”
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confidence: 52%
“…This is the first study to our knowledge that measured the effects of mobile phone SMS on glycemic control in a developing country. Our reported changes in HbA 1c in the intervention group seem to be lower than reports from previous studies (4,5). Our study participants were required to have access to a mobile phone SMS, thus generalizing the results to rural areas or poorer parts of society may not be possible.…”
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confidence: 52%
“…16 Evidence level determination of included studies follows Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt's hierarchal pyramid. 17 Evidence in this review consists of 2 RCT's, 14,15 3 quasi-experimental studies, [11][12][13] and 1 qualitative study.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The intervention group had two mobile numbers for SMS support and results showed a significantly greater reduction in HbA1c (p=0,001), 1,16% lower compared with controls. It was concluded a good acceptance of the service and effectiveness in lowering the levels of HbA1c in an interventional group (Hussein et al 2011). A similar study confirms that text messaging improved the HbA1c level in the intervention group compared with control.…”
Section: Mhealth and Behavioural Changesupporting
confidence: 73%