Abstract
Aims
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is rising worldwide. Self-care prevents diabetic complications. Lack of knowledge is one reason patients fail at self-care. Intelligent digital health (IDH) solutions have a promising role in training self-care behaviors based on patients’ needs. This study reviews the effects of RCTs offering individualized self-care training systems for T2D patients.
Methods
PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Science Direct databases were searched. The included RCTs provided data-driven, individualized self-care training advice for T2D patients. Due to the repeated studies measurements, an all-time-points meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the trends over time. The revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB 2.0) was used for quality assessment.
Results
In total, 22 trials met the inclusion criteria, and 19 studies with 3071 participants were included in the meta-analysis. IDH interventions led to a significant reduction of HbA1c level in the intervention group at short-term (in the third month: SMD = − 0.224 with 95% CI − 0.319 to − 0.129, p value < 0.0; in the sixth month: SMD = − 0.548 with 95% CI − 0.860 to − 0.237, p value < 0.05). The difference in HbA1c reduction between groups varied based on patients’ age and technological forms of IDH services delivery. The descriptive results confirmed the impact of M-Health technologies in improving HbA1c levels.
Conclusions
IDH systems had significant and small effects on HbA1c reduction in T2D patients. IDH interventions’ impact needs long-term RCTs. This review will help diabetic clinicians, self-care training system developers, and researchers interested in using IDH solutions to empower T2D patients.
Similar content being viewed by others
Data availability
Data sharing not applicable—no new data generated.
Change history
15 September 2023
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-023-02179-9
References
Cho NH, Shaw JE, Karuranga S et al (2018) IDF Diabetes Atlas: global estimates of diabetes prevalence for 2017 and projections for 2045. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 138:271–281
World Health Organization (2016) Global report on diabetes. [Online]. Available: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/204871/9789241565257_eng.pdf;jsessionid=BA16F12A92B7BC9BE299FED0106040AA?sequence=1.
Rashed OA, Al Sabbah H, Younis MZ, Kisa A, Parkash J (2016) Diabetes education program for people with type 2 diabetes: an international perspective. Eval Program Plan 56:64–68
Carpenter R, DiChiacchio T, Barker K (2019) Interventions for self-management of type 2 diabetes: an integrative review. Int J Nurs Sci 6(1):70–91
AA of D Educators (2020) An effective model of diabetes care and education: revising the AADE7 Self-Care Behaviors®. Diabetes Educ 46(2):139–160
Wang W, Cheng MTM, Leong FL, Goh AWL, Lim ST, Jiang Y (2020) The development and testing of a nurse-led smartphone-based self-management programme for diabetes patients with poor glycaemic control. J Adv Nurs 76(11):3179–3189
He X, Li J, Wang B, Yao Q, Li L, Song R, Shi X, Zhang JA (2017) Diabetes self-management education reduces risk of all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Endocrine 55(3):712–731. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-016-1168-2
Boels AM, Vos RC, Dijkhorst-Oei L-T, Rutten GEHM (2019) Effectiveness of diabetes self-management education and support via a smartphone application in insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes: results of a randomized controlled trial (TRIGGER study). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 7(1):e000981
Rasoul AM, Jalali R, Abdi A, Salari N, Rahimi M, Mohammadi M (2019) The effect of self-management education through weblogs on the quality of life of diabetic patients. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 19(1):1–12
Pinto A, Martinho D, Vieira A, Ramalho A, Freitas A (2020) Recent advances in computational tools and resources for the self-management of type 2 diabetes. Inform Health Soc Care 45(1):77–95
Eberle C, Löhnert M, Stichling S (2021) Effectiveness of disease-specific mHealth apps in patients with diabetes mellitus: scoping review. JMIR mHealth uHealth 9(2):e23477
Baradez C, Liska J, Brulle-Wohlhueter C, Pushkarna D, Baxter M, Piette J (2022) Brief digital solutions in behavior change interventions for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a literature review. Diabetes Ther 13(4):635–649
Kitsiou S, Paré G, Jaana M, Gerber B (2017) Effectiveness of mHealth interventions for patients with diabetes: an overview of systematic reviews. PLoS ONE 12(3):e0173160
Carls G, Huynh J, Tuttle E, Yee J, Edelman SV (2017) Achievement of glycated hemoglobin goals in the US remains unchanged through 2014. Diabetes Ther 8(4):863–873
Husdal R, Thors Adolfsson E, Leksell J, Nordgren L (2021) Diabetes care provided by national standards can improve patients’ self-management skills: a qualitative study of how people with type 2 diabetes perceive primary diabetes care. Health Expect 24(3):1000–1008. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13247
Aweko J, De Man J, Absetz P et al (2018) Patient and provider dilemmas of type 2 diabetes self-management: a qualitative study in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in Stockholm. Int J Environ Res Public Health 15(9):1810
Ball L, Davmor R, Leveritt M, Desbrow B, Ehrlich C, Chaboyer W (2016) Understanding the nutrition care needs of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes: a need for open communication and patient-focussed consultations. Aust J Prim Health 22(5):416–422
Bech LK, Borch Jacobsen C, Mathiesen AS, Thomsen T (2019) Preferring to manage by myself: a qualitative study of the perspectives of hardly reached people with type 2 diabetes on social support for diabetes management. J Clin Nurs 28(9–10):1889–1898
Berkowitz SA, Eisenstat SA, Barnard LS, Wexler DJ (2018) Multidisciplinary coordinated care for Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative analysis of patient perspectives. Prim Care Diabetes 12(3):218–223
Ellahham S (2020) Artificial intelligence: the future for diabetes care. Am J Med 133(8):895–900
Fallah M, Kalhori SRN (2017) Systematic review of data mining applications in patient-centered mobile-based information systems. Healthc Inform Res 23(4):262–270
Li J, Huang J, Zheng L, Li X (2020) Application of artificial intelligence in diabetes education and management: present status and promising prospect. Front Public Health 8:173
Contreras I, Vehi J (2018) Artificial intelligence for diabetes management and decision support: literature review. J Med Internet Res 20(5):e10775
Dong X, Kong X, Rui Y, Liu Y, Cai J (2020) Application of artificial intelligence in the field of diabetes diet management. Chin J Endocrinol Metab 12:885–888
Chaki J, Ganesh ST, Cidham SK, Theertan SA (2022) Machine learning and artificial intelligence based Diabetes Mellitus detection and self-management: a systematic review. J King Saud Univ Inf Sci 34(6):3204–3225
Tighe SA, Ball K, Kensing F, Kayser L, Rawstorn JC, Maddison R (2020) Toward a digital platform for the self-management of noncommunicable disease: systematic review of platform-like interventions. J Med Internet Res 22(10):e16774
Conway CM, Kelechi TJ (2017) Digital health for medication adherence in adult diabetes or hypertension: an integrative review. JMIR Diabetes 2(2):e8030
Huang L, Yan Z, Huang H (2019) The effect of short message service intervention on glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Postgrad Med 131(8):566–571
Turnbull S, Cabral C, Hay A, Lucas PJ (2020) Health equity in the effectiveness of web-based health interventions for the self-care of people with chronic health conditions: systematic review. J Med Internet Res 22(6):e17849
Dobson R, Whittaker R, Pfaeffli Dale L, Maddison R (2017) The effectiveness of text message-based self-management interventions for poorly-controlled diabetes: a systematic review. Digit Health 3:2055207617740315
Liu K, Xie Z, Or CK (2020) Effectiveness of mobile app-assisted self-care interventions for improving patient outcomes in type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. JMIR mHealth uHealth 8(8):e15779
Represas-Carrera FJ, Martínez-Ques ÁA, Clavería A (2021) Effectiveness of mobile applications in diabetic patients’ healthy lifestyles: a review of systematic reviews. Prim Care Diabetes 15(5):751–760
Sherwani SI, Khan HA, Ekhzaimy A, Masood A, Sakharkar MK (2016) Significance of HbA1c test in diagnosis and prognosis of diabetic patients. Biomark Insights. 11:BMI-S38440
RoB2 Development Group (2019) RoB 2: a revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials, Cochrane Methods Bias. https://sites.google.com/site/riskofbiastool/welcome/rob-2-0-tool/current-version-of-rob-2. Accessed 10 Jun 2022
Higgins JPT, Thomas J, Chandler J et al (2019) Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey
Cohen J (2013) Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Academic press, New York
Oh H, Nguyen HD, Yoon IM, Ahn B-R, Kim M-S (2021) Antidiabetic effect of gemigliptin: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with Bayesian inference through a quality management system. Sci Rep 11(1):20938
Curtis JR, Yang S, Chen L et al (2015) Determining the minimally important difference in the clinical disease activity index for improvement and worsening in early rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 67(10):1345–1353
Maltenfort MG (2016) The minimally important clinical difference. Clin Spine Surg 29(9):383
Guyatt GH, Osoba D, Wu AW, Wyrwich KW, Norman GR, CSCM Group (2002) Methods to explain the clinical significance of health status measures. Mayo Clin Proc 77(4):371–383
Borenstein M, Hedges LV, Higgins JPT, Rothstein HR (2010) A basic introduction to fixed-effect and random-effects models for meta-analysis. Res Synth Methods 1(2):97–111
Peters JL, Mengersen KL (2008) Meta-analysis of repeated measures study designs. J Eval Clin Pract 14(5):941–950
Higgins JPT, Thompson SG (2002) Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Stat Med 21(11):1539–1558
Begg CB, Mazumdar M (1994) Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias. Biometrics 50:1088–1101
Egger M, Smith GD, Schneider M, Minder C (1997) Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. BMJ 315(7109):629–634
Duval S, Tweedie R (2000) Trim and fill: a simple funnel-plot–based method of testing and adjusting for publication bias in meta-analysis. Biometrics 56(2):455–463
Sutton AJ, Abrams KR, Jones DR, Jones DR, Sheldon TA, Song F (2000) Methods for meta-analysis in medical research, vol 348. Wiley, Chichester
Cho J-H, Choi Y-H, Kim H-S, Lee J-H, Yoon K-H (2011) Effectiveness and safety of a glucose data-filtering system with automatic response software to reduce the physician workload in managing type 2 diabetes. J Telemed Telecare 17(5):257–262
Gong E, Baptista S, Russell A et al (2020) My Diabetes Coach, a mobile app–based interactive conversational agent to support type 2 diabetes self-management: randomized effectiveness-implementation trial. J Med Internet Res 22(11):e20322
Quinn CC, Shardell MD, Terrin ML, Barr EA, Ballew SH, Gruber-Baldini AL (2011) Cluster-randomized trial of a mobile phone personalized behavioral intervention for blood glucose control. Diabetes Care 34(9):1934–1942
Timurtas E, Inceer M, Mayo N, Karabacak N, Sertbas Y, Polat MG (2022) Technology-based and supervised exercise interventions for individuals with type 2 diabetes: randomized controlled trial. Prim Care Diabetes 16(1):49–56
Jeong JY, Jeon JH, Bae KH et al (2018) Smart care based on telemonitoring and telemedicine for type 2 diabetes care: multi-center randomized controlled trial. Telemed e-Health 24(8):604–613
Agarwal P, Mukerji G, Desveaux L et al (2019) Mobile app for improved self-management of type 2 diabetes: multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial. JMIR mHealth uHealth 7(1):e10321
Agboola S, Jethwani K, Lopez L, Searl M, O’Keefe S, Kvedar J (2016) Text to move: a randomized controlled trial of a text-messaging program to improve physical activity behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Med Internet Res 18(11):e6439
Capozza K, Woolsey S, Georgsson M et al (2015) Going mobile with diabetes support: a randomized study of a text message–based personalized behavioral intervention for type 2 diabetes self-care. Diabetes Spectr 28(2):83–91
Dobson R, Whittaker R, Jiang Y et al (2018) Effectiveness of text message based, diabetes self management support programme (SMS4BG): two arm, parallel randomised controlled trial. BMJ 361:k1959
Gimbel RW et al (2020) Enhancing patient activation and self-management activities in patients with type 2 diabetes using the US department of defense mobile health care environment: feasibility study. J Med Internet Res 22(5):e17968
Kim EK et al (2019) The effect of a smartphone-based, patient-centered diabetes care system in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled trial for 24 weeks. Diabetes Care 42(1):3–9
Kleinman NJ, Shah A, Shah S, Phatak S, Viswanathan V (2017) Improved medication adherence and frequency of blood glucose self-testing using an m-Health platform versus usual care in a multisite randomized clinical trial among people with type 2 diabetes in India. Telemed e-Health 23(9):733–740
Li J, Wei D, Liu S et al (2021) Efficiency of an mHealth app and chest-wearable remote exercise monitoring intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes: A prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trial. JMIR mHealth uHealth 9(2):e23338
Lim S, Kang SM, Kim KM et al (2016) Multifactorial intervention in diabetes care using real-time monitoring and tailored feedback in type 2 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 53(2):189–198
Middleton T, Constantino M, McGill M et al (2021) An enhanced SMS text message-based support and reminder program for young adults with type 2 diabetes (TEXT2U): randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res 23(10):e27263
Nelson LA, Greevy RA, Spieker A et al (2021) Effects of a tailored text messaging intervention among diverse adults with type 2 diabetes: evidence from the 15-month REACH randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care 44(1):26–34
Tang PC, Overhage JM, Chan AS et al (2013) Online disease management of diabetes: engaging and motivating patients online with enhanced resources-diabetes (EMPOWER-D), a randomized controlled trial. J Am Med Inform Assoc 20(3):526–534
Waki K, Fujita H, Uchimura Y et al (2014) DialBetics: a novel smartphone-based self-management support system for type 2 diabetes patients. J Diabetes Sci Technol 8(2):209–215
Williams ED, Bird D, Forbes AW et al (2012) Randomised controlled trial of an automated, interactive telephone intervention (TLC Diabetes) to improve type 2 diabetes management: baseline findings and six-month outcomes. BMC Public Health 12(1):1–11
Wongrochananan S, Tuicomepee A, Buranarach M, Jiamjarasrangsi W (2015) The effectiveness of interactive multi-modality intervention on self-management support of type 2 diabetic patients in Thailand: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 35(2):230–236
Huiwen XU, Yuan Y, Li Y, Takashi E, Kitayama A (2021) Effect of a traditional Chinese medicine theory-based mobile app on improving symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial. J. Integr Nurs 3(3):97–105
Lee DY, Park J, Choi D, Ahn H-Y, Park S-W, Park C-Y (2018) The effectiveness, reproducibility, and durability of tailored mobile coaching on diabetes management in policyholders: a randomized, controlled, open-label study. Sci Rep 8(1):1–9
Philippe TJ, Sikder N, Jackson A et al (2022) Digital health interventions for delivery of mental health care: systematic and comprehensive meta-review. JMIR Ment Health 9(5):e35159
Garabedian LF, Ross-Degnan D, Wharam JF (2015) Mobile phone and smartphone technologies for diabetes care and self-management. Curr Diabetes Rep 15(12):1–9
Wang Y, Xue H, Huang Y, Huang L, Zhang D (2017) A systematic review of application and effectiveness of mHealth interventions for obesity and diabetes treatment and self-management. Adv Nutr 8(3):449–462
Norris SL, Engelgau MM, Venkat Narayan KM (2001) Effectiveness of self-management training in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care 24(3):561–587
Liu C-W, Wang W, Gao GG, Agarwal R (2017) Leveraging social norms and implementation intentions for better health. In: International conference on smart health, pp 3–14
Mayberry LS, Berg CA, Greevy RA et al (2021) Mixed-methods randomized evaluation of FAMS: a mobile phone-delivered intervention to improve family/friend involvement in adults’ type 2 diabetes self-care. Ann Behav Med 55(2):165–178
Ramirez M, Wu S (2017) Phone messaging to prompt physical activity and social support among low-income Latino patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized pilot study. JMIR Diabetes 2(1):e7063
Macdonald EM, Perrin BM, Kingsley MIC (2018) Enablers and barriers to using two-way information technology in the management of adults with diabetes: a descriptive systematic review. J Telemed Telecare 24(5):319–340
Kaboré SS, Ngangue P, Soubeiga D et al (2022) Barriers and facilitators for the sustainability of digital health interventions in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Front Digit Health 4:245
Goyal Mehra C, Raymond AM, Prabhu R (2022) A personalized multi-interventional approach focusing on customized nutrition, progressive fitness, and lifestyle modification resulted in the reduction of HbA1c, fasting blood sugar and weight in type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study. BMC Endocr Disord 22(1):1–7
Moschonis G, Siopis G, Jung J et al (2023) Effectiveness, reach, uptake, and feasibility of digital health interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet Digit. Health 5(3):e125–e143
Esferjani SV, Naghizadeh E, Albokordi M, Zakerkish M, Araban M (2022) Effectiveness of a mobile-based educational intervention on self-care activities and glycemic control among the elderly with type 2 diabetes in southwest of Iran in 2020. Arch Public Health 80(1):1–9
Kebede MM, Zeeb H, Peters M, Heise TL, Pischke CR (2018) Effectiveness of digital interventions for improving glycemic control in persons with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis. Diabetes Technol Ther 20(11):767–782
Mori T, Nagata T, Nagata M, Fujimoto K, Fujino Y, Mori K (2021) Diabetes severity measured by treatment control status and number of anti-diabetic drugs affects presenteeism among workers with type 2 diabetes. BMC Public Health 21:1–9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) Type 2 Diabetes, CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/type2.html. Accessed 22 May 2023
Kaveh MH, Kaveh S, Faradonbeh MR (2023) Mobile health-based interventions in self-care and treatment adherence in older people: a review study. Int J 1:2
Rostam Niakan Kalhori S, Rahmani Katigari M, Talebi AzadboniPahlevanynejad TS, Hosseini Eshpala R (2023) The effect of m-health applications on selfcare improvement in older adults a systematic review. Inform Health Soc Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2023.2171878
He W, Goodkind D, Kowal PR (2016) An aging world: 2015. United States Census Bureau, Washington DC, pp 3–6
Ienca M, Schneble C, Kressig RW, Wangmo T (2021) Digital health interventions for healthy ageing: a qualitative user evaluation and ethical assessment. BMC Geriatr 21:1–10
Melkamu L, Berhe R, Handebo S (2021) Does patients’ perception affect self-care practices? The perspective of health belief model. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes Targets Ther 14:2145
Rangraz Jeddi F, Nabovati E, Hamidi R, Sharif R (2020) Mobile phone usage in patients with type II diabetes and their intention to use it for self-management: a cross-sectional study in Iran. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 20(1):1–8
Jeffrey B, Bagala M, Creighton A et al (2019) Mobile phone applications and their use in the self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study among app users and non-app users. Diabetol Metab Syndr 11(1):1–17
Moses JC, Adibi S, Shariful Islam SM, Wickramasinghe N, Nguyen L (2021) Application of smartphone technologies in disease monitoring: a systematic review. In: Healthcare, vol 9(7), p 889
He Q, Zhao X, Wang Y, Xie Q, Cheng L (2022) Effectiveness of smartphone application–based self-management interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Adv Nurs 78(2):348–362
Suganthi S, Poongodi T (2021) Interactive visualization for understanding and analyzing medical data, in exploratory data analytics for healthcare. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 101–123
Saket B, Endert A, Stasko J (2016) Beyond usability and performance: a review of user experience-focused evaluations in visualization. In: Proceedings of the sixth workshop on beyond time and errors on novel evaluation methods for visualization, pp 133–142
Lie SS, Karlsen B, Oord ER, Graue M, Oftedal B (2017) Dropout from an eHealth intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study. J Med Internet Res 19(5):e7479
Kundury KK, Bovilla VR, Kumar KSP, Chandrashekarappa SM, Madhunapantula SV, Hathur B (2023) Providing diabetes education through phone calls assisted in the better control of hyperglycemia and improved the knowledge of patients on diabetes management. Healthcare 11(4):528
da Silva AFR, de Moura KR, Moura TVC, de Oliveira ASS, Moreira TMM, da Silva ARV (2021) Telephone intervention in self-care practices with the feet of patients with diabetes: a randomized clinical trial. Rev da Esc Enferm da USP. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-220X2020047203737
Sarayani A, Mashayekhi M, Nosrati M et al (2018) Efficacy of a telephone-based intervention among patients with type-2 diabetes; a randomized controlled trial in pharmacy practice. Int J Clin Pharm 40:345–353
Suksomboon N, Poolsup N, Nge YL (2014) Impact of phone call intervention on glycemic control in diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. PLoS ONE 9(2):e89207
Valojerdi AE, Tanha K, Janani L (2017) Important considerations in calculating and reporting of sample size in randomized controlled trials. Med J Islam Repub Iran 31:127
Lewis EL (2019) Adherence to Lifestyle Intervention in Adults with Obesity. University of Canberra
Bossen D, Buskermolen M, Veenhof C, de Bakker D, Dekker J (2013) Adherence to a web-based physical activity intervention for patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis: a mixed method study. J Med Internet Res 15(10):e2742
Billings M, Lopez Mitnik G, Dye BA (2017) Sample size for clinical trials. Oral Dis 23(8):1013–1018
Eysenbach G (2005) The law of attrition. J Med Internet Res 7(1):e402
Attwood S, Morton KL, Mitchell J, Van Emmenis M, Sutton S (2016) Reasons for non-participation in a primary care-based physical activity trial: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 6(5):e011577
Cui M, Wu X, Mao J, Wang X, Nie M (2016) T2DM self-management via smartphone applications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 11(11):e0166718
Dam AEH, Van Boxtel MPJ, Rozendaal N, Verhey FRJ, de Vugt ME (2017) Development and feasibility of Inlife: a pilot study of an online social support intervention for informal caregivers of people with dementia. PLoS ONE 12(9):e0183386
Ahmad A, Mozelius P (2019) Critical factors for human computer interaction of eHealth for older adults. In: Proceedings of the 2019 the 5th international conference on e-society, e-learning and e-technologies, pp 58–62
Arsenijevic J, Tummers L, Bosma N (2020) Adherence to electronic health tools among vulnerable groups: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. J Med Internet Res 22(2):e11613
Kumar DS, Prakash B, Chandra BJS, Kadkol PS, Arun V, Thomas JJ (2020) An android smartphone-based randomized intervention improves the quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes in Mysore, Karnataka, India. Diabetes Metab Syndr Clin Res Rev 14(5):1327–1332
Shortliffe EH, Cimino JJ, Chiang MF (2021) Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine, 5th edn. Springer Nature, Cham
Safiee L, Rough DJ, Whitford H (2022) Barriers to and facilitators of using eHealth to support gestational diabetes mellitus self-management: systematic literature review of perceptions of health care professionals and women with gestational diabetes mellitus. J Med Internet Res 24(10):e39689
Althubaiti A (2016) Information bias in health research: definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods. J Multidiscip Healthc 9:211
Sedgwick P, Greenwood N (2015) Understanding the Hawthorne effect. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4672015
Jager KJ, Zoccali C, Macleod A, Dekker FW (2008) Confounding: what it is and how to deal with it. Kidney Int 73(3):256–260
Sil A, Kumar P, Kumar R, Das NK (2019) Selection of control, randomization, blinding, and allocation concealment. Indian Dermatol Online J 10(5):601
Van Ommen B, Wopereis S, Van Empelen P et al (2018) From diabetes care to diabetes cure—the integration of systems biology, eHealth, and behavioral change. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 8:381
Jabardo-Camprubí G, Donat-Roca R, Sitjà-Rabert M, Milà-Villarroel R, Bort-Roig J (2020) Drop-out ratio between moderate to high-intensity physical exercise treatment by patients with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiol Behav 215:112786
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Abbas Ali Keshtkar for his valuable courses to train the systematic review and meta-analysis principles and his expert advice.
Funding
None.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
Conceptualization: MT, MP, SRNK, ENE, HS, NM, MQ Design: MT, MP, SRNK, ENE, HS, NM, MQ Literature search: MT, MP, NM Analysis and interpretation of data: MT, MQ Supervision: MP, SRNK, ENE, HS, NM, MQ Writing manuscript draft: MT Writing–review & editing: MT, MP, SRNK, ENE, HS, NM, MQ Project administration: NM.
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Ethical Approval
Not applicable.
Informed Consent
Not applicable.
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
This article belongs to the topical collection Health Education and Psycho-Social Aspects, managed by Massimo Porta and Marina Trento.
The original online version of this article was revised: Numbers in the “Result” Section and “Search Results” sub-section corrected.
Rights and permissions
Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.
About this article
Cite this article
Tanhapour, M., Peimani, M., Rostam Niakan Kalhori, S. et al. The effect of personalized intelligent digital systems for self-care training on type II diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials. Acta Diabetol 60, 1599–1631 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-023-02133-9
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-023-02133-9