Structured educational app in improving self-care management in diabetes mellitus patients: systematic review

Self-care management is a process that does not only develop over time but evolves along with the experience of the type of illness. Successful self-management of diabetes mellitus depends on self-care motivation and self-awareness, specifically designed to control symptoms and avoid complications. This systematic review uses telehealth intervention and smartphone-based applications for diabetes mellitus patients with randomized control trial, qualitative, and cross-sectional studies obtained from six databases. This review included inclusion and exclusion criteria established using population, intervention, comparison, outcomes and study (PICOS) framework, and then data were extracted, reviewed, and assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool. Seventeen selected articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria passed the selection through the selection process shown in the flow chart, which all research results show an impact on self-care management. The use of technology especially the applications, is very influential and effective in increasing knowledge and self-care management of diabetes mellitus patients. Besides that, it can also save operational costs in providing interventions for people with diabetes mellitus, but further research is needed to look at the sustainability of structured educational applications on health outcomes

Penerapan Teknologi Digital dalam Memberikan Intervensi pada Pasien dengan Diabetes Mellitus

This study aims to look at the effectiveness of digital interventions or the results of a combination of mhealth, which produce innovations in implementing interventions for people with diabetes mellitus. This research method uses a systematic review by searching the literature through 5 databases, ProQuest, Scopus, ScienceDirect, CINAHL, and SAGE which are limited to the last five years. The results of the study show that of the eight articles found, it is stated that the use of digital media is very effective in providing practical interventions and increasing personal knowledge, which has an impact on improving quality of life (QOL). In conclusion, using SMS technology, web, telephone, and mobile applications effectively provides interventions for people with diabetes mellitus to improve their quality of life.   Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Mobile Health, Mobile App, Mobile Clinics, mHealt

Effect of mobile structured educational applications on self-care management in diabetes mellitus patients

Introduction: Self-care management is carried out independently by Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients to meet their needs and control blood glucose. The inability to manage the disease independently can cause complications in people with DM. This study aims to determine the effect of structured educational applications to improve self-care management in people with DM. Methods: The research design was a quasy experimental. The research sample was Type 2 DM which, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, consisted of 134 people divided into the control and intervention groups. Data collection was carried out using a self-care management questionnaire. Data analysis used a statistical test to assess the effect of the intervention on the patient