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ISSN: 2252-0805 The Horizon of Medical Sciences 2014;19(4):225-234
ISSN: 2252-0805 The Horizon of Medical Sciences 2014;19(4):225-234
Impact of Distance Education via Short Message Service of Mobile Phone on Metabolic Control of Type II Diabetic Patients
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Goodarzi M. (*)Ebrahimzadeh I. (1)
(*) Educational Science Department, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
(1) Educational Science Department, Literature & Human Science Faculty, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Article History
Received: June 26, 2013Accepted: December 26, 2013
ePublished: January 5, 2014
ABSTRACT
Aims
This study was aimed at evaluating the impacts of using SMS on improving metabolic
control of patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM) in Iran.
Materials & Methods This study is a randomized controlled trial. A total of 81 type II diabetes patients were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental (n=43) and control (n=38). Educational SMS was sent to the mobile phones of experimental group only. The data were collected through a demographic, physiologic and metabolic characteristics list. The data were collected at the baseline of the study and after 3 months of intervention and were analyzed by SPSS 17 software, using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings The experimental group, compared with the control group, improved significantly in HbA1C (p=0.024), LDL (p=0.019) and cholesterol (p=0.002).
Conclusion Intervention using SMS via mobile phone is effective in the management of type II diabetes mellitus (DM).
Materials & Methods This study is a randomized controlled trial. A total of 81 type II diabetes patients were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental (n=43) and control (n=38). Educational SMS was sent to the mobile phones of experimental group only. The data were collected through a demographic, physiologic and metabolic characteristics list. The data were collected at the baseline of the study and after 3 months of intervention and were analyzed by SPSS 17 software, using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings The experimental group, compared with the control group, improved significantly in HbA1C (p=0.024), LDL (p=0.019) and cholesterol (p=0.002).
Conclusion Intervention using SMS via mobile phone is effective in the management of type II diabetes mellitus (DM).
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