A Smartphone Application Signif icantly Improved Diabetes Self-Care Activities with High User Satisfaction
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
; : 207-217, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: We developed for the first time a smartphone application designed for diabetes self-management in Korea and registered a patent for the relevant algorithm. We also investigated the user satisfaction with the application and the change in diabetes related self-care activities after using the application. METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire survey on volunteers with diabetes who were using the application. Ninety subjects responded to the questionnaire between June 2012 and March 2013. A modified version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) was used in this study. RESULTS: The survey results exhibited a mean subject age of 44.0 years old, and males accounted for 78.9% of the subjects. Fifty percent of the subjects had diabetes for less than 3 years. The majority of respondents experienced positive changes in their clinical course after using the application (83.1%) and were satisfied with the structure and completeness of the application (86.7%). Additionally, the respondents' answers indicated that the application was easy to use (96.7%) and recommendable to others (97.7%) and that they would continue using the application to manage their diabetes (96.7%). After using the Diabetes Notepad application, diabetes related self-care activities assessed by SDSCA displayed statistically significant improvements (P<0.05), except for the number of days of drinking. CONCLUSION: This smartphone-based application can be a useful tool leading to positive changes in diabetes related self-care activities and increase user satisfaction.
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WPRIM
Asunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Voluntarios
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Teléfono Celular
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Ingestión de Líquidos
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Aplicaciones Móviles
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Teléfono Inteligente
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Año:
2015
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Article