The Effect of Distant Information Therapy on Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients ‎with Type Two ‎Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes

Accessing credible information is essential in the area of healthcare. Information therapy is a method that helps ýpatients to access credible and relevant information regarding their conditions. The goal of the present study was to ýinvestigate the effects of distant information therapy on glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels of patients with ýpre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
The current applied and semi-empirical study was conducted on 31 patients with type 2 diabetes and 35 patients ýwith pre-diabetes referring to Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Iran, during winter 2015. The ýsubjects were chosen through simple random sampling. The subjects’ HbA1C was measured at the beginning of the ýstudy and after the information therapy intervention. The gathered data were analyzed using descriptive and ýanalytical statistics in SPSS software.
The results showed no meaningful difference in the HbA1C levels in the type 2 diabetic or pre-diabetic groups ýbefore and after the intervention. There was also no significant difference between mean HbA1C levels of the two ýgroups after the intervention.
The findings revealed that distant information therapy had no significant effects on HbA1C levels of patients in ýeither group. As a result, in order to carry out information therapy, it may be better to use health software and social ýnetworks rather than posted information packages and SMS massages. It is also necessary to give patients with pre-ýdiabetes a better understanding of their condition and the side effects of diabetes so that they follow instructions ýand guidelines to control their disease more seriously.