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June 24-25, 2019 | Philadelphia, USA
DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, NUTRITION
AND NURSING MANAGEMENT
2nd International Conference on
Diabetes Congress 2019 Journal of Diabetology | Volume 3
Page 9
OF EXCELLENCE
IN INTERNATIONAL
MEETINGS
YEARS
THE EFFECT OF HEALTH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (HIT) AND STANDARD
TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES PA-
TIENTS (T2D) COMBINED AND HIT ALONE
ON CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES OF
T2D PATIENTS
Background: CVD is the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality
among patients with diabetes. HIT are effective in reducing HbA1c; how-
ever, their effect on cardiovascular risk factor management for patients
with T2D has not been evaluated. This research identified a common ef-
fect of health information technologies (HIT) on the management of car-
diovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among people with type 2 diabetes
(T2D) across randomized control trials (RCT).
Methods: Researcher’s implemented a meta-analysis of the effect of HIT
on CVD risk factors using data from randomized clinical trials in the past
30 years. They identified 21 eligible studies (23 estimates) with measure-
ment of SBP, 20 (22 estimates) of DBP, 14 (17 estimates) of HDL, 14 (17
estimates) of LDL, 15 (18 estimates) of triglycerides and 10 (12 estimates)
of weight across databases.
Results: They found significant reductions in SBP, DBP, LDL and TG and a
significant improvement in HDL associated with HIT.
Conclusions: As adjuvants to standard diabetic treatment, HIT can be
effective tools for improving CVD risk factors among patients with T2D,
especially in those whose CVD risk factors are not at goal.
Eduardo J Simoes research includes investigating
the prevention of infectious, environmental and
chronic diseases, health promotion, health care
and health informatics. He has published 135
peer-reviewed publications, 11 book chapters
and 32 official reports covering topics in public
health and medicine. He has made 157 presen-
tations at health-related conferences and serves
as a reviewer for 17 peer-reviewed journals. He
is the Associate Editor of International Scholarly
Research Network and Frontiers in Public Health.
Eduardo J Simoes
University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Eduardo J Simoes, J Diabetol 2019, Volume 3