Journal article
Protocol for a randomised blocked design study using telephone and text-messaging to support cardiac patients with diabetes: A cross cultural international collaborative project
BMC Health Services Research, Vol.13(1), 402
2013
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising internationally. Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of cardiovascular events accounting for substantial premature morbidity and mortality, and health care expenditure. Given healthcare workforce limitations, there is a need to improve interventions that promote positive self-management behaviours that enable patients to manage their chronic conditions effectively, across different cultural contexts. Previous studies have evaluated the feasibility of including telephone and Short Message Service (SMS) follow up in chronic disease self-management programs, but only for single diseases or in one specific population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and short-term efficacy of incorporating telephone and text messaging to support the care of patients with diabetes and cardiac disease, in Australia and in Taiwan. Methods/design. A randomised controlled trial design will be used to evaluate a self-management program for people with diabetes and cardiac disease that incorporates the use of simple remote-access communication technologies. A sample size of 180 participants from Australia and Taiwan will be recruited and randomised in a one-to-one ratio to receive either the intervention in addition to usual care (intervention) or usual care alone (control). The intervention will consist of in-hospital education as well as follow up utilising personal telephone calls and SMS reminders. Primary short term outcomes of interest include self-care behaviours and self-efficacy assessed at baseline and four weeks. Discussion. If the results of this investigation substantiate the feasibility and efficacy of the telephone and SMS intervention for promoting self management among patients with diabetes and cardiac disease in Australia and Taiwan, it will support the external validity of the intervention. It is anticipated that empirical data from this investigation will provide valuable information to inform future international collaborations, while providing a platform for further enhancements of the program, which has potential to benefit patients internationally. Trial registration. ACTRN 12611001196932. © 2013 Wu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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- Title
- Protocol for a randomised blocked design study using telephone and text-messaging to support cardiac patients with diabetes: A cross cultural international collaborative project
- Authors
- Jo Wu (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyH C Sung (Author) - Tzu Chi University, TaiwanA M Chang (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJohn J Atherton (Author) - University of QueenslandK Kostner (Author) - University of QueenslandM Courtney (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityS M McPhail (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- BMC Health Services Research, Vol.13(1), 402; 7
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1186/1472-6963-13-402
- ISSN
- 1472-6963; 1472-6963
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Wu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450314902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
- Research Statement
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