Effets du télémonitorage dans la prise en charge du diabète

Diabetes represents a common chronic disease continuously growing worldwide. Unless closely monitored, it can be associated with serious complications and high expenditures. Telemonitoring is a patient management approach increasingly used with chronic illnesses. It supports timely transmission and remote interpretation of patients' data for follow-up and preventive interventions. The objective of this study is to provide a systematic review of this approach and its effects. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify relevant articles. A total of 30 studies using diverse technological devices were found. Results indicate that close management of diabetic patients through telemonitoring leads to significant reduction in HbA1c and diabetic complications, good receptiveness by patients and patient empowerment and education. Further investigation of telemonitoring over longer periods of time, and larger samples is needed to assess its effects on the consumption of healthcare services.