Telemonitoring and Mobile Phone-Based Health Coaching Among Finnish Diabetic and Heart Disease Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

BackgroundThere is a strong will and need to find alternative models of health care delivery driven by the ever-increasing burden of chronic diseases. ObjectiveThe purpose of this 1-year trial was to study whether a structured mobile phone-based health coaching pr...

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Main Authors: Karhula, Tuula, Vuorinen, Anna-Leena, Rääpysjärvi, Katja, Pakanen, Mira, Itkonen, Pentti, Tepponen, Merja, Junno, Ulla-Maija, Jokinen, Tapio, van Gils, Mark, Lähteenmäki, Jaakko, Kohtamäki, Kari, Saranummi, Niilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2015/6/e153/