The Effectiveness of a Traditional Chinese Medicine-Based Mobile Health App for Individuals With Prediabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial.
body constitution
health-related quality of life
mHealth app
meridian energy
prediabetes
traditional Chinese medicine
Journal
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
ISSN: 2291-5222
Titre abrégé: JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101624439
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 06 2023
20 06 2023
Historique:
received:
27
07
2022
accepted:
25
05
2023
revised:
05
01
2023
medline:
22
6
2023
pubmed:
20
6
2023
entrez:
20
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories assert that body constitution and meridian energy lay the foundation for disease prevention. TCM-based health concepts have not yet been incorporated into mobile health (mHealth) apps for individuals with prediabetes. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a TCM mHealth app for individuals with prediabetes. This randomized controlled trial recruited 121 individuals with prediabetes at a teaching hospital in New Taipei City between February 2020 and May 2021. The participants were randomly assigned to the TCM mHealth app group (n=42), ordinary mHealth app group (n=41), or control group (n=38). All participants received the usual care that included 15-20 minutes of health education about the disease, along with healthy diet and exercise encouragement. The ordinary mHealth app included physical activity (PA), diet, and disease education, along with individual records. The TCM mHealth app additionally included qi and body constitution information, along with constitution-based PA and diet advice. The control group received the usual care alone and did not have access to any app. Data were collected at baseline, at the end of the 12-week intervention, and 1 month after the intervention. Body constitution, including yang-deficiency, yin-deficiency, and phlegm-stasis, was measured according to the Body Constitution Questionnaire, with higher scores indicating a greater deficiency. Body energy was examined using the Meridian Energy Analysis Device. The Short-Form 36 questionnaire was used to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which yielded physical component scores and mental component scores, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental aspects of HRQOL, respectively. Compared to the control group, the TCM mHealth app group showed greater improvement in hemoglobin A Use of either the ordinary or TCM mHealth app improved HRQOL among individuals with prediabetes. Compared to the outcomes of controls not using any app, use of the TCM mHealth app was effective at improving HbA ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04096989; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04096989.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories assert that body constitution and meridian energy lay the foundation for disease prevention. TCM-based health concepts have not yet been incorporated into mobile health (mHealth) apps for individuals with prediabetes.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a TCM mHealth app for individuals with prediabetes.
METHODS
This randomized controlled trial recruited 121 individuals with prediabetes at a teaching hospital in New Taipei City between February 2020 and May 2021. The participants were randomly assigned to the TCM mHealth app group (n=42), ordinary mHealth app group (n=41), or control group (n=38). All participants received the usual care that included 15-20 minutes of health education about the disease, along with healthy diet and exercise encouragement. The ordinary mHealth app included physical activity (PA), diet, and disease education, along with individual records. The TCM mHealth app additionally included qi and body constitution information, along with constitution-based PA and diet advice. The control group received the usual care alone and did not have access to any app. Data were collected at baseline, at the end of the 12-week intervention, and 1 month after the intervention. Body constitution, including yang-deficiency, yin-deficiency, and phlegm-stasis, was measured according to the Body Constitution Questionnaire, with higher scores indicating a greater deficiency. Body energy was examined using the Meridian Energy Analysis Device. The Short-Form 36 questionnaire was used to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which yielded physical component scores and mental component scores, with higher scores indicating better physical and mental aspects of HRQOL, respectively.
RESULTS
Compared to the control group, the TCM mHealth app group showed greater improvement in hemoglobin A
CONCLUSIONS
Use of either the ordinary or TCM mHealth app improved HRQOL among individuals with prediabetes. Compared to the outcomes of controls not using any app, use of the TCM mHealth app was effective at improving HbA
TRIAL REGISTRATION
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04096989; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04096989.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37338977
pii: v11i1e41099
doi: 10.2196/41099
pmc: PMC10337399
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04096989']
Types de publication
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e41099Informations de copyright
©Hsueh-Wen Chung, Chen-Jei Tai, Polun Chang, Wen-Lin Su, Li-Yin Chien. Originally published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth (https://mhealth.jmir.org), 20.06.2023.
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