Diabetes complications

Associations of clinical, psychological, and sociodemographic characteristics and ecological momentary assessment completion in the 10‐week Hypo‐METRICS study: Hypoglycaemia MEasurements ThResholds and ImpaCtS

Diabet MedPublished Prospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

High app completion across all app domains and participant characteristics indicates the Hypo-METRICS app is an acceptable research tool for collecting detailed data on hypoglycaemia frequency and impact in real-time.

Study context

Population
Adults with T1D and insulin-treated T2D in the Hypo-METRICS study; 55% men; 54% T2D; median (IQR) age 56 (45–66) years; diabetes duration 19 (11–27) years; HbA1c 57 (51–65) mmol/mol
Participants
602 adults
Outcome
Hypo-METRICS app completion rates and factors associated with completion
Follow-up
10 weeks
Methodological detailsecological momentary assessment, blinded continuous glucose monitor (CGM), 10 weeks
  • Ecological momentary assessment
  • Blinded CGM
  • 10 weeks

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Overall app completion rate

Overall app completion rate, median (IQR)

91 (84-96)%

Morning check-in completion, median (IQR)

90 (81-96)%

Afternoon check-in completion, median (IQR)

89 (80-94)%

Evening check-in completion, median (IQR)

94(87-97)%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Original publication

Associations of clinical, psychological, and sociodemographic characteristics and ecological momentary assessment completion in the 10‐week Hypo‐METRICS study: Hypoglycaemia MEasurements ThResholds and ImpaCtS. Diabet Med. Published 17 May 2024. doi:10.1111/dme.15345

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