Testing a Smartphone App (Young with Diabetes) to Improve Self-Management of Diabetes Over 12 Months: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young people often struggle to self-manage type 1 diabetes during the transition from childhood to adulthood. Mobile health (mHealth) apps may have the potential to support self-management, but evidence is limited and randomized controlled trials are needed.

Objective

We assessed whether the mHealth app "Young with Diabetes" improved young people's self-management measured by glycated hemoglobin (HbA_1c) and three self-reported psychometric scales.

Methods

Young people (14-22 years) with inadequate glycemic control and their parents were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial and assigned either to Young with Diabetes and usual care (Young with Diabetes group) or to usual care alone (control). Young with Diabetes use was monitored; functions in

SUBMITTER: Castensoe-Seidenfaden P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039771 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature