Use of Mobile Health Technology in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes Mellitus.
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with diabetes being an independent risk factor. Adequate diabetes management has proven to be resource-intensive, requiring frequent lab work, primary care and specialist visits, and time-consuming record-keeping by the patient and care team. New mobile health (mHealth) technologies have enhanced how diabetes is managed and care is delivered. While more recent work has investigated mHealth devices as complementary tools in behavioral interventions for diabetes prevention and management, little is still known about the effectiveness of mHealth technology as stand-alone intervention tools for reducing diabetes risk. In addition, more work is needed to identify the role of mHealth technology in treating vulnerable populations to ameliorate cardiovascular health disparities. With advances in mobile health technology development for diabetes prevention and management, these modalities will likely play an increasingly prominent role in reducing cardiometabolic risk for the US population.
Department of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Jacob
J
Hartz
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, 5-3330, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Leah
L
Yingling
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, 5-3330, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. tiffany.powell-wiley@nih.gov.
Tiffany M
TM
Powell-Wiley
D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D016903:Drug Monitoring
Adolescents; Cardiovascular disease; Children; Diabetes mellitus; Mobile health technology; Racial/ethnic minorities