Figure 1
Arterial hypertension telemedicine management algorithm (SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; GP – general practitioner).
Figure 2
Diabetes mellitus type 2 telemedicine management algorithm (BG – blood glucose; GP – general practitioner).
Table 1
Study data collection list (AH – arterial hypertension; T2D – type 2 diabetes; CVD – cardiovascular disease; HbA1c – glycated haemoglobin; BG – blood glucose; BMI – body mass index; AUDIT-C – Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; ADS – Appraisal of Diabetes Scale; EQ-5D - EuroQol 5-Dimension; QALY – quality adjusted life year).
| CATEGORY | DATA VARIABLE | MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | Age | In full years |
| Gender | Male or female | |
| Education | Primary school, high school graduate, vocational school, bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctoral degree | |
| Marital status | Married, divorced, widowed, single | |
| Clinical history | Duration of AH and T2D | In full years |
| Current therapy | Name of drug and dose | |
| Family history of CVD | Yes or no | |
| Associated diseases | Name of disease | |
| Behavioural risk factors | Smoking | Yes or no |
| Daily activity | Adequate or inadequate | |
| Eating habits and behaviours | Healthy or unhealthy | |
| Alcohol use | Score on the AUDIT-C questionnaire | |
| Clinical characteristics | SBP and DBP | 7-day average of morning and evening measurements |
| HbA1c | Laboratory value | |
| Fasting BG | Laboratory value | |
| Lipid profile | Laboratory values | |
| BMI | Measured value | |
| Quality of life | Quantitative | Score on the ADS and EQ-5D scales |
| Qualitative | Semi-structured interviews | |
| Acceptability of intervention | Qualitative | Semi-structured interviews |
| Cost-effectiveness | Costs | Labour costs and material costs per patient |
| Effect | Change in QALY per patient |