Cost utility analysis of long-term telemonitoring of patients with DMT2: Results of the Greek pilot of the renewing health multicenter pragmatic randomized trial | Zendy

George Dafoulas | Zendy; Afentoula Mavrodi | Zendy; Αlexandra Bargiota | Zendy; Haralambos Giannakakos | Zendy; Panagiotis Stafylas | Zendy; Paraskevi Gkiata | Zendy; Petros Pechlivangolou | Zendy; Kyriaki Theodorou | Zendy; George Koukoulis | Zendy; Vasilios Aletras | Zendy

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Cost utility analysis of long-term telemonitoring of patients with DMT2: Results of the Greek pilot of the renewing health multicenter pragmatic randomized trial

Author(s) -

George Dafoulas,

Afentoula Mavrodi,

Αlexandra Bargiota,

Haralambos Giannakakos,

Panagiotis Stafylas,

Paraskevi Gkiata,

Petros Pechlivangolou,

Kyriaki Theodorou,

George Koukoulis,

Vasilios Aletras

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

international journal of integrated care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 1568-4156

DOI - 10.5334/ijic.1767

Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , term (time) , medicine , library science , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics

Objective: To study the impact of a long-term tele-monitoring program for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMT2) on glycemic control, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and costs compared to usual care. Participants: 154 patients with DMT2 capable of using the tele-monitoring device, with an HbA1c > 53 mmol/mol (7.0 % according to NGSP), were randomly assigned in the tele-monitoring (I) , (N=74) and the control (C), (N=80) group after having signed the informed consent form. Methods: In the (I) group patients' blood glucose profiles were collected on a weekly basis using a mobile phone health platform, for a period of one year. Allocated health professionals provided by

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