Open AccessUbiquitous Healthcare Service Has the Persistent Benefit on Glycemic Control and Body Weight in Older Adults With Diabetes
Author(s) -
Seon Mee Kang,
Min Joo Kim,
Hwa Young Ahn,
Ji Won Yoon,
Min Kyong Moon,
Hye Seung Jung,
Sung Hee Choi,
Soo Lim,
Kyong Soo Park,
Hak Chul Jang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc11-2138
Subject(s) - glycemic , medicine , health care , telemedicine , hypoglycemia , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , gerontology , family medicine , endocrinology , economics , economic growth
The use of information technology such as the Internet and mobile communication devices in medicine is known as telemedicine or ubiquitous healthcare (u-healthcare). U-healthcare can help improve glycemic control (1–3), and we have reported that a u-healthcare service for older adults with type 2 diabetes resulted in better glycemic control with less hypoglycemia than conventional care (1). In the current study, we investigated whether the beneficial effects of this u-healthcare service on glycemic control and BMI persist after completion of the service.This was a prospective follow-up study of our previous study (1). Briefly, 144 subjects with type 2 diabetes older than 60 years of age were randomized to one of three groups: a u-healthcare group, a self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG) group, or a routine care group (control group). After completion of the study, …
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