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Technology and diabetes self-management: an integrative review

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Hunt, Caralise W·2015·World Journal of Diabetes

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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, PubMed, 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, quasi-experimental, 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 A1C 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.

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  • In the daily lives of individuals with diabetes, sensor and tracking technologies already constitute integral components frequently.

    “In the daily lives of individuals with diabetes, sensor and tracking technologies already constitute integral components frequently (41).”

    From Acceptance of smart sensing, its determinants, and the efficacy of an acceptance-facilitating intervention in people with diabetes: results from a randomized controlled trial (2024) · cites this paper as [41]

    The review’s study-summary table (page not provided) describes a 12-person intervention in which most participants used a blood-glucose sensor at least daily and a step counter transferred data daily. This supports daily use in that study, but not the broader claim that sensor and tracking technologies are already frequently integral to the lives of people with diabetes generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Hunt, C. W.
Affiliations
Auburn University (US)
Corresponding author
Hunt, Caralise W
Venue
World Journal of Diabetes
Published
2015
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
225
ISSN
1948-9358 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2095503428
Cited by
133
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 2
FWCI
24.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • World Journal of Diabetes (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
Keywords
diabetes self-management, type 2 diabetes, health technology, smartphones, mobile health, diabetes education, blood glucose monitoring, self-efficacy, glycemic control, HbA1c, diabetes outcomes, patient motivation

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