Telehealth Diabetes Management Trial Data from Rural Guizhou, China

Data Sheet 1 contains results from a quasi-experimental study assessing a telehealth management model for diabetes in Dafang County, Guizhou Province. The dataset includes pre- and post-intervention metabolic indicators for 215 patients over a 12-month period, comparing a management group (n=88) to a control group (n=127). The data was uploaded by Min Chen to figshare in April 2026 under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Causal inference analysis of telehealth interventions based on the described propensity score matching difference-in-differences (PSM-DID) approach.
• Modeling heterogeneous treatment effects based on subgroup analyses mentioned in the description.
• Evaluating changes in metabolic indicators like HbA1c and BMI based on the reported pre- and post-intervention measurements.
• Assessing the impact on complication rates based on the reported incidence of new chronic complications.

Strengths

• Includes results from a structured 12-month intervention study with a control group.
• Reports specific, statistically significant outcome metrics (e.g., HbA1c 7.84 vs. 9.45, complication rate 8.0% vs. 29.9%).
• Uses multiple statistical methods including multivariable regression and PSM-DID for causal effect estimation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single county study in Guizhou Province.

Provenance

Source

figshare, uploaded by author Min Chen.

Collection Method

Exploratory quasi-experimental study conducted in Dafang County, Guizhou Province.

Time Range

Intervention period spanned 12 months.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 04:20:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dafang County, Guizhou Province, China.