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Determining minimum set of features for diabetes mobile apps
Raheleh Salari1, Sharareh R Niakan Kalhori1, Farhad Fatehi2,3
11Department of Health Information Management, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Floor 3, No. 17, Faredanesh Alley, Ghods St, Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
|January 1, 2020
Summary
This study identified 23 essential features for mobile health apps to support diabetes self-care. Blood glucose tracking is the most critical feature for optimal diabetes management.
Area of Science:
- Mobile health (mHealth)
- Diabetes self-care management
Background:
- Growing interest in mobile health applications (apps) for diabetes self-care.
- Limited number of smartphone apps designed with proper study and feature prioritization.
- mHealth presents a promising treatment modality for diabetes management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine a minimum set of essential features for diabetes mobile applications.
- Prioritize features for effective diabetes self-care.
- Guide the development of evidence-based mHealth tools.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review to identify existing mobile app features for diabetes.
- Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) assessments for feature validity.
- Friedman test to analyze expert opinions on feature importance.
Main Results:
- A list of 33 features was compiled from literature review.
- Expert consensus identified 23 minimum essential features for diabetes apps.
- Blood glucose tracking was ranked as the most important feature, while numerical indicators were least important.
Conclusions:
- This study provides the foundational features for developing effective mobile apps for type 2 diabetes self-care.
- The identified features are crucial for comprehensive and optimal diabetes self-management.
- This research is a vital first step in creating user-centered mHealth solutions for diabetes.
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