Poster Presentation
Friday, July 13, 2007
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Friday, July 13, 2007
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
A short message service by cellular phone in type 2 diabetic patients for six months
Hee-Seung Kim, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, Catholic University, Secho-ku, South Korea and Hye-Sun Jeong, PhD, Department of Nursing, KeuK Dong college, Chung Ju, South Korea.
| Learning Objective #1: The learner will be able to learn the effectiveness of a nurse education on plasma glucose levels in people with diabetes |
| Learning Objective #2: The learner will be able to know how to use the cellular phone and the wire Internet in patient education |
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a nurse short message service (SMS) by cellular phone and wire Internet on plasma glucose levels in people with diabetes for six months. Method: Twenty-five patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group and 26 to a control group. The intervention was applied for 6 months. The goal of the intervention was to keep blood glucose concentrations close to the normal range (HbA1c < 7.0%). Participants were requested to input their blood glucose level, diet, and exercise diary everyday in the website by cellular phone or wire Internet. The researcher sends optimal recommendations to each patient using SMS by cellular phone and wire Internet weekly. The glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and two-hour plasma glucose (2HPMG) were measured before and after the intervention. Results: HbA1c decreased 1.15 percentage points at 3 months and 1.05 percentage points at 6 months compared with baseline in the intervention group. Patients in the intervention group had a decrease of 2HPMG of 85.1 mg/dl at 3 months and 63.1mg/dl at 6 months compared with baseline. Conclusion: This intervention using SMS of cellular phone improved HbA1c and 2HPMG for six months in people with diabetes.