Title |
Protocol for a randomised blocked design study using telephone and text-messaging to support cardiac patients with diabetes: a cross cultural international collaborative project
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-402 |
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Authors |
Chiung-Jung Jo Wu, Huei-Chuan Sung, Anne M Chang, John Atherton, Karam Kostner, Mary Courtney, Steven M McPhail |
Abstract |
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising internationally. Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of cardiovascular events accounting for substantial premature morbidity and mortality, and health care expenditure. Given healthcare workforce limitations, there is a need to improve interventions that promote positive self-management behaviours that enable patients to manage their chronic conditions effectively, across different cultural contexts. Previous studies have evaluated the feasibility of including telephone and Short Message Service (SMS) follow up in chronic disease self-management programs, but only for single diseases or in one specific population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and short-term efficacy of incorporating telephone and text messaging to support the care of patients with diabetes and cardiac disease, in Australia and in Taiwan. |
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Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 149 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 30 | 20% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 15 | 10% |
Researcher | 14 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
Other | 22 | 14% |
Unknown | 43 | 28% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 18% |
Psychology | 10 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 5% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 2% |
Other | 25 | 16% |
Unknown | 48 | 32% |