Digital Health Solutions for Community-Based Control of Diabetes During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Implementation Outcomes
Authors' conclusion
COVID-19 triggered digital health solutions have tremendous potential to improve health outcomes for people with diabetes. Further studies are needed to evaluate the sustainability and scale-up of these solutions.
Study context
- Population
- Articles describing digital health solutions for community-based diabetes management during the COVID-19 pandemic, incl. grey literature
- Participants
- 15 articles
- Outcome
- Characteristics of digital health solutions
Methodological detailsthematic synthesis, Searched Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science; purposive grey literature search
- Thematic synthesis
- Searched Ovid Medline, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science; purposive grey literature search
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mobile applications and/or web-based platforms
9 of 15
Based on social media platforms
5
Further findings
Implementation and health outcomes
- High engagement, utilization and satisfaction rates
- Use associated with improved self-management, medication taking and reduced HbA1c
Original publication
Digital Health Solutions for Community-Based Control of Diabetes During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Implementation Outcomes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. Published 13 April 2023. doi:10.
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