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Adherence to the Data Submission Protocol in a Diabetes Telehealth Service Pre and Post Deployment of an Adherence Optimization Module
Dieter Hayn, Markus Falgenhauer, Sabine Czerny, Florian Hoffmann, Peter Kastner
171 - 178
10.3233/SHTI220365
Research Article
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 293: dHealth 2022
Abstract

Background:

Telehealth services for chronic diseases are becoming more and more popular since they are expected to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Especially for diabetes patients, life-long disease management is required. However, there are situations in a patient’s life, when motivation to continue the participation in disease management programs is low and the dropout-risk is high.

Objectives:

We analysed if an adherence management module provided to healthcare professionals within a pre-existing diabetes telehealth service can improve the long-term adherence.

Methods:

The adherence to the agreed data submission protocol was determined prior and post implementation of the adherence management module.

Results:

Adherence to the agreed data submission protocol was higher after implementation of the adherence management module as compared to previous years.

Conclusion:

Adherence to the agreed data submission protocol can be improved by helping healthcare professionals to identify patients at risk of dropout. Further analyses are indicated to proof these results in a prospective study.

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