Telehealth Interventions to Improve Diabetes Management Among Black and Hispanic Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anderson, A (通讯作者),Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA.
2022-12
Background Previous systematic reviews have found that telehealth is an effective strategy for implementing interventions to improve glycemic control and other clinical outcomes for diabetes patients. However, these reviews have not meaningfully focused on Black and Hispanic patients-partly because of the lack of adequate representation of people from racial and ethnic minority groups in clinical trials. It is unclear whether telehealth interventions are effective at improving glycemic control among Black and Hispanic patients given the disproportionate number of barriers they face accessing health care. Objectives A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials that used telehealth interventions for improving glycemic control among Black and Hispanic diabetes patients. Methods We reviewed PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and clinicalTrials.gov from inception to March 2021. We used a narrative summary approach to describe key study characteristics and graded the quality of studies using two reviewers. The pooled net change in HbA1c values was estimated across studies using a random-effects model. Results We identified 10 studies that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Nine studies were included in the meta-analysis. Only one study was rated as having low bias. Telehealth interventions were primarily delivered by telephone calls, text messages, web-based portals, and virtual visits. Most interventions involved delivering diabetes self-management education. Telehealth intervention pooled across studies with a mix of Black and Hispanic participants (> 50% sample) was associated with a - 0.465 ([CI: - 0.648 to - 0.282], p = 0.000) reduction in HbA1c. Conclusions Our findings suggest telehealth interventions are effective at improving glycemic control among Black and Hispanic diabetes patients.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
卷号:9|期号:6|页码:2375-2386
ISSN:2197-3792|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Tulane University
资助机构
Meta Analysis Systematic Review Support Program - Tulane University Office of Academic Affairs Provost
资助信息
The project was conducted with support from the Meta Analysis Systematic Review Support Program sponsored by Tulane University Office of Academic Affairs & Provost.
被引频次(WOS)
2
被引频次(其他)
2
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
9
EISSN
2196-8837
出版年
2022-12
DOI
10.1007/s40615-021-01174-6
WOS学科分类
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Telehealth Telemonitoring Diabetes Minority health Healthcare disparities Glycemic control