Text messaging improves diabetes-related knowledge of patients in India: A quasi-experimental study

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dc.contributor.authorBASU, SAURAVen_US
dc.contributor.authorGARG, SUNEELAen_US
dc.contributor.authorSHARMA, NANDINIen_US
dc.contributor.authorSINGH, M. MEGHACHANDRAen_US
dc.contributor.authorGARG, SANDEEPen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T08:32:22Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T08:32:22Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.description.abstractBackground. Diabetes-related health education promotes patient efficacy for diabetes self-management. However, sub-optimal knowledge of diabetes in people with diabetes is recognized as a challenge in overcrowded public health facilities in India. We aimed to determine the effect of health education through mobile phone text messages (short messaging service [SMS]) on diabetes-related knowledge of patients with diabetes. Methods. From February 2016 to February 2017, we recruited adult patients with diabetes for this quasi-experimental study done in the outpatient setting of a major tertiary care government hospital in Delhi, India. Participants in the intervention group received a text message on diabetes self-care practices every alternate day for 90 days. We evaluated the patients’ knowledge of diabetes using the Spoken Knowledge in Low Literacy in Diabetes (SKILL-D) questionnaire and a self-designed diabetes knowledge questionnaire. Results. We enrolled 190 men and 160 women, of whom 52 (13.7%) were lost to follow-up. At baseline, mean diabetes knowledge scores were higher in the intervention group compared to the control group. After the intervention period of 3 months, the diabetes knowledge scores for SKILL-D and the patient diabetes knowledge questionnaire showed a statistically significant increase in the intervention group (mean difference 0.7 and 0.5, respectively; p<0.001, but there was no increase in the control group). Conclusion. The use of mobile phone technology for diabetes-related health education through mobile text-message (SMS) technology is an effective method for health promotion.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBASU SAURAV, GARG SUNEELA, SHARMA NANDINI, SINGH M. MEGHACHANDRA, GARG SANDEEP. Text messaging improves diabetes-related knowledge of patients in India: A quasi-experimental study. The National Medical Journal of India. 2021 Feb; 34(1): 4-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0970-258X
dc.identifier.issn2583-150X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218129
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Institute of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/0970-258X.323446en_US
dc.titleText messaging improves diabetes-related knowledge of patients in India: A quasi-experimental studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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