Reward‐based,task‐setting education strategy on glycemic control and self‐management for low‐income outpatients with type 2 diabetes |
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Authors: | Honglei Guo Xiaoli Tian Rixia Li Jingna Lin Nana Jin Zhongming Wu Demin Yu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Ministry of Health), Metabolic Diseases Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, , Tianjin, China;2. General Hospital of Dagang Oilfield, , Tianjin, China;3. Tianjin Municipal People's Hospital, , Tianjin, China |
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Abstract: | Aims/IntroductionThe purpose of the study was to determine the feasibility and effect of a reward‐based, task‐setting strategy for low‐income outpatients with type 2 diabetes.Materials and MethodsIndigent diabetes outpatients without glucometers were eligible to participate in this trial. A total of 132 cases were randomly recruited. Participants in group B used glucometers for self‐monitoring at no cost. Group A participants could keep the glucometers only if the glycosylated hemoglobin level declined compared with the baseline visit; for those not achieving a reduction in the glycosylated hemoglobin level, the glucometers would have to be returned. Group C served as the control group without self‐monitoring setout. Diabetes education was provided to all groups. Metabolic indices and self‐management were evaluated after 6 months of follow up.ResultsGroup A had a significant decline in the glycosylated hemoglobin level (−0.97%) and medical costs (−159 yuan) compared with the baseline visit, whereas groups B and C had a decrease in the glycosylated hemoglobin levels alone (−0.62 and −0.57%, respectively). The body mass index did not change significantly in any group. There was a statistical difference in the glycosylated hemoglobin level of group A compared with groups B and C. Self‐management in group A improved the outcome relative to groups B and C.ConclusionsThis preliminary evidence suggests that the program is feasible, acceptable for improving patient self‐management, and cost‐effective in reducing the glycosylated hemoglobin level and medical costs. |
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Keywords: | Low‐income outpatients Reward‐based Task‐setting |
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