Medscape April 3, 2025
TOPLINE:
A recent study showed that a home-delivered physical activity intervention supported by wearable mobile health technology may help patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) adhere to physical activity routines, potentially leading to improvements in A1c levels and systolic blood pressure outcomes.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of smartwatches and app-based feedback in helping patients with T2D to maintain moderate to vigorous physical activity from home.
- They included 125 adults (mean age, 55 years; 48% women; mean duration of T2D, 13 months) recently diagnosed with T2D and randomly assigned them to either the intervention group or the active control group.
- All participants codesigned their 6-month physical activity plans to...
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