PMID- 37255807
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231110
IS  - 2251-6581 (Print)
IS  - 2251-6581 (Electronic)
IS  - 2251-6581 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 1
DP  - 2023 Jun
TI  - Effect of using mobile phone communication on dietary management of Type 2 
      Diabetes Mellitus patients in Kenya.
PG  - 367-374
LID - 10.1007/s40200-022-01153-6 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: Advancements in management of non-communicable diseases using regular 
      reminders on lifestyle and dietary behaviors have been effectively achieved using 
      mobile phones. This study evaluates the effects of regular communication using a 
      mobile phone on dietary management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) among 
      patients attending Kitui County Referral Hospital (KCRH) in Kenya. METHODS: 
      Pre/post-study design among eligible and consenting T2DM patients visiting KCRH 
      was used for this study. One hundred and thirty-eight T2DM patients were 
      enrolled; 67 in the intervention group (IG) and 71 in the control group (CG). The 
      IG received regular reminders on key dietary practices through their mobile 
      phones for six months while the CG did not. The Net Effect of Intervention (NEI) 
      and bivariate logistic regression were used to determine the impact of mobile 
      phone communication intervention at p < 0.05. SPSS version 24 was used to analyze 
      the data. RESULTS: The results revealed an increase of respondents who adhered to 
      the meal plan in the IG from 47.8% to 59.7% compared to a decrease from 49.3% to 
      45.1% in CG with corresponding NEI increasing (16.1%) significantly (p < 0.05). 
      The proportion of respondents with an increased frequency of meals increased from 
      41.8 to 47.8% in the IG compared to a reduction from 52.1% to 45.1% in the CG 
      with corresponding NEI increasing (13.0%) significantly (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: 
      Regular reminders on lifestyle and dietary behaviors using mobile phone 
      communication improved adherence to dietary practices such as meal planning and 
      frequency of meals in the management of T2DM.
CI  - (c) The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Tehran University of Medical Sciences 
      2022. 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 
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FAU - Theuri, Alice Wairimu
AU  - Theuri AW
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7571-5295
AD  - Department of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture 
      and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya. GRID: grid.411943.a. ISNI: 
      0000 0000 9146 7108
AD  - Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, South Eastern Kenya 
      University, P.O Box 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya. GRID: grid.449333.a. ISNI: 0000 0000 
      8932 778X
FAU - Makokha, Anselimo
AU  - Makokha A
AD  - Department of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture 
      and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya. GRID: grid.411943.a. ISNI: 
      0000 0000 9146 7108
FAU - Kyallo, Florence
AU  - Kyallo F
AD  - Department of Human Nutrition Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture 
      and Technology, P.O Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya. GRID: grid.411943.a. ISNI: 
      0000 0000 9146 7108
FAU - Gichure, Josphat Njenga
AU  - Gichure JN
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1690-2354
AD  - Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, South Eastern Kenya 
      University, P.O Box 170-90200, Kitui, Kenya. GRID: grid.449333.a. ISNI: 0000 0000 
      8932 778X
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221109
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - J Diabetes Metab Disord
JT  - Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
JID - 101590741
PMC - PMC10225419
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Dietary practices
OT  - Mobile phone technology
OT  - Regular communication
OT  - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
COIS- Competing interestsThe authors did not receive support from any organization for 
      the submitted work. All authors certify that they have no affiliations with or 
      involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or 
      non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this 
      manuscript.
EDAT- 2023/05/31 13:12
MHDA- 2023/05/31 13:13
PMCR- 2023/11/09
CRDT- 2023/05/31 10:29
PHST- 2022/06/01 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/10/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/31 13:13 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/31 13:12 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/31 10:29 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/11/09 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1153 [pii]
AID - 10.1007/s40200-022-01153-6 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2022 Nov 9;22(1):367-374. doi: 
      10.1007/s40200-022-01153-6. eCollection 2023 Jun.