Jácome SJ, Ordóñez A, Cerón GM, Villaquirán AF

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ABSTRACT

Noncommunicable diseases have increased in recent years and have caused great morbidity and mortality. Among them, type 2 diabetes mellitus has become an epidemic that is associated with one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Its management is mainly preventive, since it is associated with inadequate habits and styles, among which food-related and sedentary lifestyle stand out. The objective of this work is to identify the characteristics and outcomes of using multimedia technology for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the different researches reported by the scientific literature for the prevention, control and management of the disease. The databases EBSCO, SCIENCE DIRECT, LILACS and SCOPUS were consulted, and a total of 156 potentially useful articles were found, but when the typing criteria were applied, a total of 13 was reached. Multimedia technology shows usefulness for preventive management and control of diabetes, and in general of noncommunicable diseases; however, the articles are not precise when determining the effectiveness of the multimedia used. Text messages and videos show a greater tendency of usage in different interventions.