Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent
Conditions
Brief summary
A number of strategies have been evaluated to improve clinical outcomes in diabetics patients, however no studies explored the efficacy of a nurse-led reminder program through email (NRP-e) to improve medication adherence, even if it is fundamental in the management of diabetics. The study aims at evaluating for the first time the efficacy of a nurse-led reminder program through email (NRP-e) to improve medication adherence in diabetic patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNurse-led reminder program through email
Both groups will receive an educational program and usual care. The educational program will consist of: \- 1-hour session, during which the NCM give advices and enphasize the importance of the correct procedure of glycemic control, report non-pharmacological strategies for a healty lifestyle and instruction on how to fill a self assessment form.
Sponsors
Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 2 - Lanciano Vasto Chieti
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
To be elegible, all subjects had to be diabetics (Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent) * Speaking and reading italian * Having an active phone number and an email address * Providing a signed a informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Mental illness * Hospitalized patients and who refused to partecipate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Medication adherence | 6 months | The main outcome of the study was the improvement of medication adherence in diabetic patients between baseline and the end of follow-up. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trust in nurses | 6 months | Mean differences between groups in the average scores of trust in nurses perceived by patients between baseline and the end of follow-up. |
| Lifestyle | 6 months | Mean differences between groups in the average reduction in smoking and alcohol consumption, BMI and in the average increase of consumption of a healthy diet in diabetic patients between baseline and the end of follow-up. |
| Contacts with health services | 6 months | Mean differences between groups in the reduction of the number of contact sand admissions of diabetic patients at health care services, between baseline and the end of follow-up. |
Outcome results
None listed