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Engagement and Outcomes Associated with Contextual Annotation Features of a Digital Health Solution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital health solutions targeting diabetes self-care are popular and promising, but important questions remain about how these tools can most effectively help patients. Consistent with evidence of the salutary effects of note-taking in education, features that enable annotation of structured data entry might enhance the meaningfulness of the interaction, thereby promoting persistent use and benefits of a digital health solution.

Method

To examine the potential benefits of note-taking, we explored how patients with type 2 diabetes used annotation features of a digital health solution and assessed the relationship between annotation and persistence in engagement as well as improvements in glycated hemoglobin (A1C). Secondary data from 3142 users of the BlueStar digital health solution collected between December 2013 and June 2017 were analyzed, with a subgroup of 372 reporting A1C lab values.

Results

About a third of patients recorded annotations while using the platform. Annotation themes largely reflected self-management behaviors (diet, physical activity, medication adherence) and well-being (mood, health status). Early use of contextual annotations was associated with greater engagement over time and with greater improvements in A1C.

Conclusions

Our research provides preliminary evidence of the benefits of annotation features in a digital health solution. Future research is needed to assess the causal impact of note-taking and the moderating role of thematic content reflected in notes.

SUBMITTER: Dugas M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264428 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Engagement and Outcomes Associated with Contextual Annotation Features of a Digital Health Solution.

Dugas Michelle M Wang Weiguang W Crowley Kenyon K Iyer Anand K AK Peeples Malinda M Shomali Mansur M Gao Guodong Gordon GG

Journal of diabetes science and technology 20201223 4

<h4>Background</h4>Digital health solutions targeting diabetes self-care are popular and promising, but important questions remain about how these tools can most effectively help patients. Consistent with evidence of the salutary effects of note-taking in education, features that enable annotation of structured data entry might enhance the meaningfulness of the interaction, thereby promoting persistent use and benefits of a digital health solution.<h4>Method</h4>To examine the potential benefits ...[more]

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Engagement and Outcomes Associated with Contextual Annotation Features of a Digital Health Solution.

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