Conclusions
T2DM-related, T2DM, Mellitus
DISEASE
We conducted a structured eHealth family-based intervention program that included T2DM-related knowledge, risks, and skills to enhance the ability and risk perceptions of family members regarding T2DM. This intervention was able to effectively help patients with T2DM to improve their glucose control by promoting participation in community health management and strengthening their self-management behaviors. Overall, this eHealth family-based intervention for patients with uncontrolled T2DM is a promising way to empower family members to support these patients in their endeavors to improve self-management behaviors. Our study also provides information for community health providers to develop health intervention content and mobile health intervention platforms for patients with uncontrolled T2DM.This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 72274036 and 71573049), the National Social Science Foundation of China (grant 17ZDA078), and the 111 Project (grant B16031). We would like to thank the Community Health Service Center of Juyuan New District, Jiading District, Shanghai, China, for the trial implementation. We are also very grateful to all the family members and doctors for their time and participation in the study. In addition, we would like to thank Editage for English language editing.Authors' Contributions: YF contributed to data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation and the conception, design, drafting, and revision of the manuscript. YZ contributed to data acquisition and study design. LM and MG recruited the study participants, designed the study, collected baseline and follow-up data, and suggested the intervention. HY contributed to the provision of important information on chronic noncommunicable disease intervention and guided the implementation of the intervention. JL contributed to the design and revision of the manuscript. Q Zhang provided suggestions on the study design, questionnaires, and intervention. Q Zhao contributed to data interpretation and manuscript revision. XL contributed to data acquisition and interpretation and conception, design, and revision of the manuscript. All authors approved the final draft submitted. YF is the guarantor of this work and, as such, has full access to all the study data and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of data analyses.Conflicts of Interest: None declared.The list of intervention articles’ themes.Online intervention flowchart.The meanings of each indicator in Risk Perception Survey-Diabetes Mellitus.CONSORT-eHEALTH checklist (V 1.6.1).