Acceptance of Using an Ecosystem of Mobile Apps for Use in Diabetes Clinic for Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Sarita Pais; Dave Parry; Krassie Petrova; Janet Rowan

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-188

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Acceptance of Using an Ecosystem of Mobile Apps for Use in Diabetes Clinic for Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Acceptance of Using an Ecosystem of Mobile Apps for Use in Diabetes Clinic for Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Sarita Pais, Dave Parry, Krassie Petrova and Janet Rowan

Studies in health technology and informatics, Vol.245, pp.188-192

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-188

PMID: 29295079

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Abstract

Diabetes, Gestational - therapy

Female

Humans

Mobile Applications

Pregnancy

Self Care

Self-Management

Telemedicine

Mobile applications (apps) for self-management of diseases such as diabetes and for general well-being, including keeping track of food, diet, and exercise, are widely available. However, consumers face a flood of new mobile apps in the app stores and have no guidance from clinicians about choosing the appropriate app. As much as clinicians would like to support a patient-centered approach and promote health and wellness mobile apps, they may be unable to provide advice due to the lack of comprehensive and reliable app reviews. This research reviewed a selection of health and wellness mobile apps suitable for the self-management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A prototype of an ecosystem that integrated the data generated by the apps was built and its usefulness and ease of use were evaluated. The results show that the ecosystem can provide support for GDM self-management by sharing health and wellness data across the diabetes clinic.

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Title: Acceptance of Using an Ecosystem of Mobile Apps for Use in Diabetes Clinic for Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Authors/Creators: Sarita Pais - Auckland University of Technology
Dave Parry - Auckland University of Technology
Krassie Petrova - Auckland University of Technology
Janet Rowan - Auckland District Health Board
Publication Details: Studies in health technology and informatics, Vol.245, pp.188-192
Publisher: IOS Press
Identifiers: 991005618141307891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Information Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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