摘要
Technology can be used to supplement healthcare provider diabetes care by providing both educational and motivational support. Education can be provided using technology allowing patients to learn new practices and routines related to diabetes management. Technology can support daily diabetes self-management activities including blood glucose monitoring, exercising, healthy eating, taking medication, monitoring for complications, and problem-solving. This article describes an integrative review conducted to evaluate the types of technology being used to facilitate diabetes self-management and the effect of that technology on self-management and diabetes outcomes for adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A literature review was conducted by searching Medline, Pub Med, and Psych INFO databases using the search terms: diabetes self-management, technology, type 2 diabetes, smartphones, cell phones, and diabetes mellitus covering the years from 2008-2013. Articles relying on secondary data(editorials, systematic reviews) and articles describing study protocol only were excluded. Fourteen studies including qualitative, quasiexperimental, and randomized controlled trial designs were identified and included in the review. The review found that technological interventions had positive impacts on diabetes outcomes including improvements in hemoglobin A1 C levels, diabetes self-management behaviors, and diabetes self-efficacy. Results indicate that technological interventions can benefit people living with diabetes when used in conjunction with diabetes care delivered by healthcare providers.
Technology can be used to supplement healthcareprovider diabetes care by providing both educational andmotivational support. Education can be provided usingtechnology allowing patients to learn new practices androutines related to diabetes management. Technologycan support daily diabetes self-management activitiesincluding blood glucose monitoring, exercising, healthyeating, taking medication, monitoring for complications,and problem-solving. This article describes an integrativereview conducted to evaluate the types of technologybeing used to facilitate diabetes self-management andthe effect of that technology on self-management anddiabetes outcomes for adults living with type 2 diabetesmellitus. A literature review was conducted by searchingMedline, PubMed, and Psych INFO databases using thesearch terms diabetes self-management, technology,type 2 diabetes, smartphones, cell phones, and diabetesmellitus covering the years from 2008-2013. Articlesrelying on secondary data （editorials, systematicreviews） and articles describing study protocol only wereexcluded. Fourteen studies including qualitative, quasiexperimental,and randomized controlled trial designswere identified and included in the review. The reviewfound that technological interventions had positiveimpacts on diabetes outcomes including improvementsin hemoglobin A1C levels, diabetes self-managementbehaviors, and diabetes self-efficacy. Results indicatethat technological interventions can benefit people livingwith diabetes when used in conjunction with diabetescare delivered by healthcare providers.
