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      Technology and diabetes self-management: An integrative review.

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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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          Journal
          World J Diabetes
          World journal of diabetes
          Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
          1948-9358
          Mar 15 2015
          : 6
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Caralise W Hunt, School of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States.
          Article
          10.4239/wjd.v6.i2.225
          4360416
          25789104
          18df550c-a6af-4c0a-ae97-a7835564ff6e
          History

          Diabetes mellitus,Diabetes self-management,Integrative review,Technology,Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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