Feasibility of the SMART Project: A Text Message Program for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

This study investigated response rates to the Self-Management and Research Technology Project, a 6-week text message program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes designed to provide diabetes self-management reminders and education. The rate of response to texts was high, with 78% of texts responded...

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Published in:Diabetes spectrum 2014-11, Vol.27 (4), p.265-269
Main Authors: Herbert, Linda Jones, Mehta, Priya, Monaghan, Maureen, Cogen, Fran, Streisand, Randi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diabetes
Disease management
Feasibility
Intervention
Teenagers
Text messaging
Variables
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Summary:This study investigated response rates to the Self-Management and Research Technology Project, a 6-week text message program for adolescents with type 1 diabetes designed to provide diabetes self-management reminders and education. The rate of response to texts was high, with 78% of texts responded to during the 6-week period. Girls and participants who self-reported sending a large number of personal daily texts had higher response rates; other demographic and medical variables were unrelated to text response rates. Inclusion of mobile health technologies such as text messages in clinical care may be a unique, relevant method of intervention for youths with type 1 diabetes, regardless of age, socioeconomic status, or glycemic control.
ISSN:1040-9165
1944-7353
DOI:10.2337/diaspect.27.4.265