The Effectiveness of Telemedical Monitoring Program DiabCare Tirol for Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
Stud Health Technol Inform
; 285: 205-210, 2021 Oct 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1502266
ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effect of telemedical care of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients with the digital treatment pathway model DiabCare Tirol. METHODS:
27 courses of patients with GDM, who were telemonitored through the integrated care program DiabCare Tirol in a diabetes outpatient clinic in Tyrol, Austria during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, were analyzed. In addition, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on telemedicine interventions for GDM were researched, and their results were used for comparison with this disease management method. The patient outcome analysis was used to examine the effects of the integrated care program involving telemonitoring support and compared them to the results of RCTs in which participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups, either mobile monitored or standard treatment group.RESULTS:
The feasibility of the digital treatment pathway model was confirmed in practice, as the trend analysis of the 27 GDM patients involved showed significantly improved glycaemic control. Results of RCT studies tend to support the findings of DiabCare Tirol.CONCLUSION:
Benefits of telemonitoring with integrated care to support conventional therapy cannot be dismissed, especially in times of the pandemic. Continuous outcome research with larger patient numbers will be necessary to confirm the effectiveness of telemonitoring in a regular care setting.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes, Gestational
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Telemedicine
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Stud Health Technol Inform
Journal subject:
Medical Informatics
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Health Services Research
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
SHTI210599
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