Journal
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05387-z
Keywords
Adherence; Diabetes type 2; Mobile health; Health outcomes; Interactive voice call; Call center; Bangladesh
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- Erasmus Mundus Mobility from Asia (EMMA)
- BUHS
- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)
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Background In 2017, 80% of 425 million adults with diabetes worldwide were living in low and middle-income countries. Diabetes affected 6.9 million adults in Bangladesh and accounted for 3% of the country's total mortality. Proper management of diabetes is the key to positive health outcomes. This study investigated how mobile phone-based health intervention could increase patient adherence and thereby improve the disease outcomes for diabetes type 2 in Bangladesh. Methods A mobile phone-based health project (including mobile phone reminders and 24/7 call center) was implemented in Dhaka District, Bangladesh from January to December 2014. A randomized control trial was carried out, recruiting randomly in intervention and control groups among the patients receiving treatment for type 2 diabetes at the Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 320 patients from both groups at baseline and 273 at endline were interviewed. Results A significant improvement in patient adherence to diet, physical exercise, the cessation of use of tobacco and betel nut, and blood glycaemic control was found in the intervention group, whereas no such significant improvement was found in the control group. Cost and other co-morbidities were found to be the main reasons for non-adherence. Conclusion A mobile-health intervention should be considered as an additional option for non-communicable disease programs.
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