A systematic review of telemedicine interventions to support blood glucose self-monitoring in diabetes.

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AIMS: To evaluate evidence for feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of diabetes telemedicine applications. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCHINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane, and INSPEC were searched using the terms diabetes and telemedicine for clinical studies using electronic transfer of blood glucose results in people with diabetes. The technology used, trial design and clinical outcome measures used were extracted for trials and prospective cohort studies. Randomized controlled trials wi...

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Authors: Farmer, A; Gibson, O; Tarassenko, L; Neil, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1372-1378
• Publication date: 2005-10-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01627.x
• EISSN: 1464-5491
• ISSN: 0742-3071
• Language: English
• Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus; Research Design; Humans; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; Clinical Trials as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Telemedicine; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2