Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Diabetes
Date Submitted: Sep 7, 2018
Open Peer Review Period: Sep 11, 2018 - Oct 8, 2018
Date Accepted: Dec 29, 2018
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Effectiveness of eHealth Lifestyle Coaching among diabetes patients in a real life Municipality setting
ABSTRACT
Background:
Internet and mobile interventions aiming to promote healthy lifestyle have attracted much attention due to their potential for scalability and accessibility, low costs, privacy and user-control, use in municipal settings as well as opportunities for real time modifications and interactive advices. An eHealth lifestyle coaching intervention was implemented in 8 Danish municipalities between summer 2016 until summer 2018.
Objective:
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the eHealth lifestyle coaching among diabetes patients in a municipal setting, based on the evidence from the collaborative eHealth tool facilitating lifestyle coaching implemented in 8 Danish municipalities.
Methods:
An observational study examining the effect of eHealth lifestyle coaching on self-reported weight change among 103 obese diabetes patients, in a municipal setting. The patients in the study have used the collaborative eHealth tool from 3 to 12 months.
Results:
We found that the use of a collaborative eHealth tool significantly reduced weight among diabetes patients, on average 4.3% of the initial body mass, which corresponds to 4.8 kg over mean period of 7.3 months. The patients that have used the eHealth tool for over 9 months have achieved a weight reduction of 6.3% or 6.8 kg.
Conclusions:
This study brings forward evidence of a positive effect of a running municipal secondary preventive offer targeted diabetes patients and gives a model that can be used for other similar interventions. Future research is needed to show if the effect is sustainable in a long-term perspective.
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