Effect of health education via short message service on the self-management of patients with diabetes

Objective To improve the patients' diabetes disease-related knowledge and promote behavior changes. Method Eighty patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into two groups. The patients in the control group received routine health education. In addition,the patients in the experimental group received health education via short message service. Result The diabetes disease-related knowledge and control of blood glucose were significantly better in the experimental group than those of control group (P0.01 or P0.001). Conclusion Diabetes health education via short message service can not only help the patients to master the disease-related knowledge and skills,but also improve their self management awareness.