Users' preferences and design recommendations to promote engagements with mobile apps for diabetes self-management: Multi-national perspectives
| العنوان: | Users' preferences and design recommendations to promote engagements with mobile apps for diabetes self-management: Multi-national perspectives |
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| المؤلفون: | Mary D. Adu, Usman H. Malabu, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0208942 (2018) PLoS ONE |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Male, 020205 medical informatics, Physiology, Social Sciences, 02 engineering and technology, Computer-assisted web interviewing, Type 2 diabetes, Biochemistry, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Surveys and Questionnaires, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Insulin, Psychology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Problem Solving, Multidisciplinary, Middle Aged, Mobile Applications, Telemedicine, Blood Sugar, Body Fluids, Type 2 Diabetes, Europe, Blood, Type 1 Diabetes, Medicine, Female, Thematic analysis, Anatomy, Inclusion (education), Research Article, Adult, Computer and Information Sciences, Asia, Adolescent, Patients, Endocrine Disorders, Science, Interviews as Topic, Computer Software, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, medicine, Diabetes Mellitus, Humans, Exercise, Aged, Diabetic Endocrinology, Type 1 diabetes, business.industry, Australia, Cognitive Psychology, Biology and Life Sciences, Usability, Apps, medicine.disease, Hormones, Self Care, Health Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Telephone interview, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Disorders, Cognitive Science, business, Cell Phone, Neuroscience |
| الوصف: | BackgroundMobile phone applications (apps) offer motivation and support for self-management of diabetes mellitus (DM), but their use is limited by high attrition due to insufficient consideration of end-users perspectives and usability requirements. This study aimed to examine app usage and feature preferences among people with DM, and explore their recommendations for future inclusions to foster engagement with diabetes apps.MethodsThe study was conducted internationally on adults with type 1 or type 2 DM using online questionnaire (quantitative) to investigate usage and preferences for app features that support diabetes self-management and semi structured telephone interview (qualitative) to explore suggestions on fostering engagement and specific educational information for inclusion into diabetes apps. Survey and interview data were analysed using descriptive/ inferential statistics and inductive thematic analysis respectively.ResultsA total of 217 respondents with type 1 DM (38.25%) or type 2 DM (61.8%), from 4 continents (Australia, Europe, Asia and America) participated in the survey. About half of the respondents (48%) use apps, mainly with features for tracking blood glucose (56.6%), blood pressure (51.9%) and food calories (48.1%). Preferred features in future apps include nutrient values of foods (56.7%), blood glucose (54.8%), physical exercise tracker (47%), health data analytics (42.9%) and education on diabetes self-management (40.6%). Irrespective of the type of DM, participants proposed future apps that are user friendly, support healthy eating, provide actionable reminders and consolidate data across peripheral health devices. Participants with type 1 DM recommended customised features with news update on developments in the field of diabetes. Nominated specific educational topics included tips on problem solving, use of insulin pump therapy, signs of diabetes complication and transitioning from paediatric into adult care.ConclusionsThe study has highlighted patients' perspectives on essential components for inclusion in diabetes apps to promote engagement and foster better health outcomes. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::26cc252d7eb9241c186668c182ec645fTest https://doaj.org/article/e68f0f338ce349aa81339ded303d8dc3Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....26cc252d7eb9241c186668c182ec645f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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