Nurse practitioner provided home telemonitoring and medication management improves glycemic control in primary care patients with type 2 diabetes more than monthly care coordination telephone call.

摘要

This study adds to the growing body of evidence that telemonitoring has positive effects on glucose control. The investigators tested the efficacy of home telemonitoring with active medication management by a nurse practitioner, compared to telephonic monthly coordination by a diabetic educator on glycemic control in veterans with type 2 diabetes and baseline Hbg AlC levels >7.5°/o. The sample included veterans who received primary care for at least a year at the Veterans Administration Healthcare System in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between June 2004 and December 2005.