Text Messaging to Improve Uncontrolled A1c

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Jill Parker (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

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Parker , J.S. (2017). Text messaging to improve uncontrolled A1c. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). East Carolina University , Greenville , NC.

Language: English

Date: 2017

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A diabetes clinic at a rural health department in western North Carolina, as at many clinics, has a large number of patients with an uncontrolled Hemoglobin A1c result. Hemoglobin A1c results that are consistently above 7.0% have been shown to be detrimental to health since it increases the risk of long-term complications. Many experts agree that lifestyle modification can positively affect the A1c. One non-pharmaceutical intervention that has shown promise to improve A1c is text messaging patients in-between visits. These text messages have been shown to reduce the A1c by up to 0.53%. The purpose of this project was to reduce Hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with uncontrolled A1cs of >7.0% by implementing a standardized text messaging program at a rural health department in western North Carolina.

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DNP Scholarly Project

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