Feasibility of using videoconferencing to provide diabetes education: a pilot study
Feasibility of using videoconferencing to provide diabetes education: a pilot study
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使用视频会议提供糖尿病教育的可行性：试点研究
DOI：
10.1258/jtt.2008.080813
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发表时间：
2009
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Norbert Belz
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作者：
Brady D. Timmerberg;Jennie Wurst;J. Patterson;R. Spaulding;Norbert Belz
我们进行了一项试点研究，由营养师通过远程医疗为糖尿病患者提供个人咨询会议的有效性。所有参与者都通过视频会议接受了一次集体教育。那些被随机分配到干预组的人还在四周和八周后接受了两次额外的随访。糖化血红蛋白和总胆固醇在开始时和16周后再次测量。患者完成了糖尿病生活质量和远程医疗患者满意度调查。32名参与者同意参加。收集了13名干预患者和13名对照患者的完整数据。从评估前到评估后，干预组的HbA1c下降了1%，尽管这并不显著。对照组的HbA1c水平下降幅度明显大于干预组（P = 0.043）。两组的总胆固醇都有所下降，但不显著。所有对照组和干预组的参与者表示，他们将再次参加视频会议营养咨询。结果表明，通过视频会议提供营养治疗可能有助于帮助患者管理他们的病情。
We conducted a pilot study of the effectiveness of individual counselling sessions provided by a dietician through telemedicine for patients with diabetes. All participants received a single group education session via videoconference. Those who were randomized to the intervention also received two additional follow-up sessions, four and eight weeks later. Glycosylated haemoglobin and total cholesterol were measured at the start and again 16 weeks later. The patients completed diabetes quality-of-life and telemedicine patient satisfaction surveys. Thirty-two participants consented to participate. Complete data were collected on 13 intervention and 13 control patients. There was a 1% fall in HbA1c in the intervention group from pre- to post-assessment, although this was not significant. The control group showed a significantly larger fall in HbA1c levels than the intervention group (P = 0.043). Total cholesterol decreased in both groups, although not significantly. All control and intervention group participants indicated that they would participate in videoconferencing nutritional counselling again. The results suggest that providing nutritional therapy via videoconferencing may be useful in assisting patients to manage their conditions.