Influence of Personality on mHealth Use in Patients with Diabetes: Prospective Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile technology for health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly being used to help improve self-management among patients with diabetes; however, these interventions have not been adopted by a large number of patients and often have high dropout rates. Patient personality characteristics may play a critical role in app adoption and active utilization, but few studies have focused on addressing this question.

Objective

This study aims to address a gap in understanding of the relationship between personality traits and mHealth treatment for patients with diabetes. We tested the role of the five-factor model of personality traits (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) in mHealth adoption preference and active u

SUBMITTER: Su J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7445619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature