Keywords: diabetes, patient support programs, real-worldĭiabetes is a considerable global chronic illness burden in ageing societies and is associated with severe long-term complications.
DIABETES PILOT PRO APP PSP
Mean patients weight decreased from 84.9 kg (week 1) to 84.3 kg (week 4) and then levelled off (84.2 kg, week 16).Ĭonclusion: This project demonstrated the feasibility and patient appreciation of a PSP in diabetes care, which is particularly important for a chronic disease of the elderly and during a pandemic period when face-to-face counseling is problematic. No significant variations in the achievement of emotional and physical targets emerged. Achievement of nutritional targets improved during counseling, from a mean score of 1.56 at week 1 to 1.88 at week 16 (p-value = 0.03). About half of participants were confident to maintain their targets after the PSP. Most participants (ie, ≥ 80%) evaluated counselors’ calls “useful/very useful”, duration of calls “adequate/adequately long”, were satisfied with the educational pathway and declared to be more confident in diabetes management after the program. Results: Fifty-eight subjects (92%) chose to participate by telephone and 5 (8%) by mobile app. Data were collected on socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics, selected clinical information, quality of life, achievement of targets and patient satisfaction. Counselors contacted patients to define a set of emotional, physical and nutritional targets, and monitoring calls were performed on a monthly basis. This pilot phase was conducted in 11 centres that enrolled a total of 63 patients (89% with type-2 diabetes).
Methods: The “BE THere for diabetes CARE” (BETHCARE) project is a real-world PSP conducted through telephone and digital coaching system to provide educational and emotional support to Italian adults with diabetes receiving long-acting basal insulin degludec. In a pilot phase, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptance of such program. Patient support programs (PSP) on type 2 diabetes are scanty, and none has been conducted in Italy. Purpose: Telephone coaching and health apps are effective means to support subjects with diabetes. Annalisa Natalicchio, 1 Camilla Sculco, 2 Gianni Belletti, 2 Martina Fontanelli, 2 Carlotta Galeone, 3 Antonio Carlo Bossi 4ġDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy 2Healthcare Network Partners Italy, Bologna, Italy 3Biostatistics & Outcome Research, Statinfo, Briosco (MB), Italy 4Humanitas Gavazzeni Diabetes Centre, Bergamo, ItalyĬorrespondence: Camilla Sculco Email
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