Impact of Education via Mobile Phone on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and HbA1C of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Karaj-Iran

  • سال انتشار: 1394
  • محل انتشار: مجله میان رشته ای آموزش مجازی در علوم پزشکی، دوره: 6، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_MEDIA-6-3_002
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 680
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نویسندگان

Mandana Goodarzi

Corresponding Author, Assistant professor, Department of Educational Science, Payame Noor University of Iran

Mohammad Ali Javadi Bora

PhD and instructor of Farhangian University, Sary, Mazandaran, Iran

Mehran Farajollahi

Associate, Department of Educational Science, Payame Noor University of Iran

چکیده

Introduction: Technological progress and its impact on the social context are so vastthat their healthcare field has been affected by these changes. So, research anddevelopment in the field of mobile technologies and techniques for data transfer andthe adoption and implementation of health education in this way seems indispensable.Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 81 type II diabetespatients were randomly assigned into two groups: the experimental Group (n= 43) andcontrol group (n= 38). Educational Short Message Service (SMS) was sent to thecellphones of the members of the experimental group. Data were collected throughvalid questionnaires (α= 0.75), the laboratory sheet reporting the patients’ KAP andHbA1C before and after the education via mobile phone and the demographiccharacteristic list. . Data gathering was run at the baseline of the study and after threemonths intervention and by SPSS17 and Lisrel software, using chi- square, FactorAnalysis and ANCOVA, and the significance level of 0.05.Results: The results of this study showed that the experimental group compared withthe control group improved significantly in knowledge (p≤ 0.001), practice (p≤ 0.001)and HbA1C (p≤ 0.001) Also, the fitness indicators exhibited a proper fit.Conclusion: The findings of this investigation showed that intervention using SMSvia cellphone was effective in the management of type II diabetes mellitus (DM).Mobile health, with high potential in improving health, lifestyle, and perhaps moreresearch in the field of e-Health applications could be taken into consideration aspolicymakers and health care providers to use electronic management in healthsystem.

کلیدواژه ها

Mellitus Type 2, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, HbA1C

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