The Efficacy of a Nurse-led Reminder Program on Therapy Adherence, Clinical Outcomes and Trust in Nurses in Diabetic Patients.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Enrollment
- 120
- Primary Endpoint
- Medication adherence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A number of strategies have been evaluated to improve clinical outcomes in diabetics patients, however no studies explored the efficacy of a nurse-led reminder program through email (NRP-e) to improve medication adherence, even if it is fundamental in the management of diabetics. The study aims at evaluating for the first time the efficacy of a nurse-led reminder program through email (NRP-e) to improve medication adherence in diabetic patients.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •To be elegible, all subjects had to be diabetics (Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent)
- •Speaking and reading italian
- •Having an active phone number and an email address
- •Providing a signed a informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Mental illness
- •Hospitalized patients and who refused to partecipate
Arms & Interventions
Nurse-led email program through email
In addition to usual care and educational program, the intervention group will also receive email alerts and phone calls from the nurse care manager (NCM).
Intervention: Nurse-led reminder program through email (Behavioral)
Management of diabetic patients
Usual care, educational program and usual management of Diabetic patients
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Medication adherence
Time Frame: 6 months
The main outcome of the study was the improvement of medication adherence in diabetic patients between baseline and the end of follow-up.
Secondary Outcomes
- Contacts with health services(6 months)
- Trust in nurses(6 months)
- Lifestyle(6 months)
Investigators
Giancarlo Cicolini
PhD
Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 2 - Lanciano Vasto Chieti