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Design and Development of a Mobile-Based Self-Care Application for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Publisher Pubmed



Mehraeen E1 ; Mehrtak M2 ; Janfaza N3 ; Karimi A4 ; Heydari M1 ; Mirzapour P5 ; Mehranfar A6
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  1. 1. Department of Health Information Technology, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran
  2. 2. School of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
  3. 3. Internal Medicine Department, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology Published:2022


Abstract

Introduction: Mobile-based applications play a leading role in changes in life-style, improve medication adherence, and provide a unique opportunity to aid patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) elevate their healthcare level. Therefore, we aim to design and develop a mobile-based self-care application for patients with T2DM. Methods: The present study was an applied and developmental study to design and develop a mobile-based self-care application for people living with T2DM conducted in 2020. The design and development of the T2DM self-care application were done in 2 main phases of determining the key features and capabilities, and design and development of the T2DM self-care mobile app. Results: We identified the main model and a set of capabilities and features for the T2DM self-care application. By content analysis on 32 different applications and a previous study by the author, 18 features were extracted for the T2DM self-care mobile app. JAVA programming languages were used to design T2DM applications. Moreover, because of the cost-effectiveness, the Android operating system (AOS) was selected as a platform, and because of the widespread use of smartphones; these phones were chosen as the format of T2DM self-care application. Conclusions: In this study, we design and develop a mobile-based self-care application for patients with type 2 diabetes that shows potential in solving the shortcomings of mobile apps for diabetes care. By utilizing the T2DM self-care mobile app we are able to deploy a self-care application with a wide range of functionality such as text messaging, blood glucose monitoring, insulin dose suggestions, educational messaging, metabolic management, pedometer counts, and reporting. Future studies are needed to develop self-care applications for a different type of diabetes with different functions of diabetes care. © 2021 Diabetes Technology Society.
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