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. 2017 Mar 1;5(3):e4. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.6309

Table 2.

Study
Sample (n) Age in years (SD) Gender
(% men)
Participant’s disease Disease’s duration (SD)


Hsu (2015) [34]






DMa type 2


App 20 53.3 (0) -
9.6 (0)

Control 20 53.8 (0) -
9.0 (0)


Drion (2015) [42]






DM type 1


App 31 33 (23) 64.5
18 (17)

Control 32 35 (18) 62.5
15 (14)


Quinn (2014) [33]

     

DM type 2
 

App (< 55 years) 37 47.3 (6.8) 37.8   6.8 (4.5)

App (≥ 55 years) 25 59.0 (2.9) 68.0   10.3 (5.8)

Control (< 55 years) 29 47.4 (7.5) 62.1   8.9 (7.5)

Control (≥ 55 years) 27 59.5 (2.8) 37.0   9.2 (6.0)


Holmen (2014) [38]

     

DM type 2
 

App 51 58.6 (11.8) 67.0   11.2 (7.3)

Appb 50 57.4 (12.1) 50.0   9.6 (8.4)

Control 50 55.9 (12.2) 40.0   9.4 (5.5)


Berndt (2014) [39]

     

DM type 1
 

App 34 12.9 (2.0) 62.0   5.0 (3.7)

Control 34 13.2 (2.9) 56.0   5.3 (4.0)


Nagrebetsk (2013) [37]

     

DM type 2


App 8 56 (8.0) 71.0   3.0 (2.0)

Control 9 60 (13.0) 71.0   2.3 (7.4)


Kirwan (2013) [41]

     

DM type 1
 

App 36 35.97 (10.67) 52.7   19.69 (9.64)

Control 36 34.42 (10.26) 25.0   18.19 (9.77)


Rossi (2013) [35]

     

DM type 1
 

App 63 38.4 (10.3) 46.0   16.2 (10.0)

Control 64 34.3 (10.0) 49.1   15 (8.4)


Orsama (2013) [40]

     

DM type 1
 

App 24 62.3 (6.5) 54.0    -

Control 24 61.5 (9.1) 54.0    -


Quinn (2011) [32]

     

DM type 2


App 23 52.8 (8.0) 52.2   7.7 (5.6)

Appc 22 53.7 (8.2) 45.5   6.8 (4.9)

Appd 62 52.0 (8.0) 50.0   8.2 (5.3)

Control 56 53.2 (8.4) 50.0   9.0 (7.0)


Castelnuovo (2011) [36]

     

DM type 2 or obesity
 

App 17 49 (16.5) 68.7  

Control 17 54 (11.7) 35.3   -


Charpentier (2011) [43]






DM type 1


Appe 59 31.6 (12.5) 37.3
14.7 (9.1)

Appf 60 32.9 (11.7) 38.3
17.6 (8.9)

Control 61 36.8 (14.1) 34.4
16.9 (10.5)


Rossi (2010) [44]

     

DM type 1
 

App 67 35.4 (9.5) 44.8   17.1 (10.3)

Control 63 36.1 (9.4) 41.0   15.8 (10.7)

aDM: diabetes mellitus.

bIntervention is the use of the app associated with health counseling of nurses specialists in diabetes.

cIntervention is the use of the app and data shared with medical researchers of the study.

dIntervention is the use of the app and data shared with medical researchers of the study associated with quarterly reports delivered to participants from data entered.

eIntervention is the use of the app and access health professionals as control group.

fIntervention is the use of the app and access health professionals remotely.