202 Unexpected Benefits of Emergency Department-Based Social Support Intervention for Patients With Diabetes

Diabetes and its complications result in over 2 million ED visits annually in the United States. This burden on patients, communities and the health care system is particularly pronounced in safety-net hospitals. Both social support-based and mobile health (mHealth)-based interventions have improved glycemic control and health behaviors while reducing ED visits among vulnerable populations. We designed a project combining the two modalities, delivering text messages to social supporters of ED patients with diabetes.

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