- 作者：Heidi E.C. Buysse ; Georges J.E. de Moor ; Jan de Maeseneer
- 关键词：eHealth ; Telemonitoring ; Diabetes ; Primary care ; T1DM ; T2DM
- 刊名：Primary Care Diabetes
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：July, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：7
- 期：2
- 页码：119-127
- 全文大小：271 K
Aims
This study investigates whether diabetes patients visiting a primary care setting are interested in using a telemonitoring platform and if so, whether characteristics of interested users could be distinguished.Methods
Three questionnaires were administered by 92 diabetes persons recruited between May and September 2011. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were performed. Special attention was drawn to include patients with low educational levels.
Results
Patients with middle or high educational levels show quite some interest in the use of a telemonitoring platform, especially for the transmission of glycaemic data or for asking questions. Patients with low educational levels only show a minor interest in using such a platform.
Conclusions
It is possibly worthwhile to implement a telemonitoring platform in a primary care setting; however this study did not show immediate profit for implementation in a CHC that organises diabetes clinics on regular basis. In primary care settings where it will be implemented, even if there is a social-digital divide today, the use of a telemonitoring platform could possibly reduce inequity in health care as time could become available for those most in need for face-to-face contact with their physician.