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[DiabeTIC website: a pilot study of satisfaction and impact on metabolic control]
Florentino Carral San Laureano1, María del Carmen Ayala Ortega, Ana Isabel Jiménez Millán
1Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Puerto Real, Cádiz, España.
Objectives:
To evaluate satisfaction and short-term impact on metabolic control of diabetes monitoring through the DiabeTIC website.
Patients And Methods:
A prospective, uncontrolled intervention study was conducted in 32 patients aged 29.7±9.7 years (65% female) incorporated to the telemedicine platform DiabeTIC between March and September 2012. All patients completed a satisfaction questionnaire in the first month, and impact on metabolic control was evaluated at three and six months.
Results:
In the satisfaction survey conducted in the first month of follow-up, the following mean scores (0-10) were obtained: overall impression with the platform: 8.6±1.8; ease of use: 8.1±1.5; intuitive navigation: 6.7±3.0; value of measurements: 9.1±1.1; importance of the platform in diabetes management: 9.5±0.9; sense of security: 9.5±0.8; value of the library: 9.4±1.1; value of messages: 9.1±1.4, and recommendation to use the platform: 9.4±0.9. Glycosilated hemoglobin concentrations significantly improved at six months as compared to study start (7.0±0.8 versus 8.1±1.9; p=0.007). Nine patients were discharged from DiabeTIC before completing six months of follow-up.
Conclusions:
Patients with diabetes monitored through the DiabeTIC website report a high degree of satisfaction, showing improved metabolic control at short-term follow-up.
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