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The use of mobile technology to facilitate self-management in adults with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative explorative
Rachel H Franklin1, Marion Waite2, Clare Martin3
1NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical Research Unit, Churchill Hospital University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Aims:
(a) To explore how mobile technology can support self-management in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). (b) To inform a usability study in the design of a mobile application to facilitate self-management of T1DM.
Design:
Qualitative exploratory design.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with adults with T1DM (N = 8). The data collected were analysed using a thematic analysis approach.
Results:
Mobile technology has the potential to support adults in their self-management of T1DM through facilitating their decision-making, saving time and enabling them to easily share their data with their healthcare professional. Participants identified four main visualization characteristics for technology to aid in decision-making; relationships between inputs, trends, graphs and colours, and identified essential features such as ease of use, convenience and connectivity.
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