Users' preferences and design recommendations to promote engagements with mobile apps for diabetes self-management: Multi-national perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile 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.

Methods

The 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 informatio

SUBMITTER: Adu MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6287843 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature