Review Article
The Effect of Telenursing on Disease Outcomes in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review
Table 4
Main characteristics of studies assessing the impact of telenursing on quality of life in type 2 diabetes patients.
| Author, year country, ref. | Sex (M/F) | Age (mean) | Study design | Study population and setting | Follow-up time | Intervention group | Control group |
| Kaur et al. (2015) (india) [47] | 21/19 | 51 | RCT | Patients with type 2DM referring to the outpatient clinic | 12 weeks | Nurse telephone calls | Routine care | Blackberry et al. (2013) (Australia) [36] | 131/105 | 62.8 | RCT | Patients with type 2DM, who were recruited at Patient Engagement And Coaching for Health study | 12 weeks | Nurse telephone calls | Usual care | Hansen (2017) (Denmark) [58] | 53/30 | 57 | RCT | Patients with type 2DM referring to outpatient departments of three hospitals in Copenhagen and the local health center | 14 months | Monthly video calls with a healthcare nurse | Usual care | Navicharen (2009) (Thailand) [70] | 20 | NA | Quasiexperimental | Patients with type 2DM referring to two Red Cross stations in Bangkok | 12 weeks | Nurse-based education and follow-up calls | Usual care |
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