ArticlePloS one2018
Users' preferences and design recommendations to promote engagements with mobile apps for diabetes self-management: Multi-national perspectives.
Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05958602 (Improving Recruitment and Retention for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support by Bridging Clinical-Community Linkages and Supplemental Diabetes Education Technology), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving Recruitment and Retention for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support by Bridging Clinical-Community Linkages and Supplemental Diabetes Education Technology: A Socio-Ecological Approach
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Adherence to Usability and Accessibility Principles in Digital Health Applications for Patients With Diabetes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- What are the perceptions and experiences of adults using mobile applications for self-management in diabetes? A systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- A mobile health application use among diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Usability of Digital Tools to Support Dietary Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Perceptions and experiences of young adults and their healthcare team of the D1 Now type 1 diabetes intervention.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Efficacy ofDiabetes technology & therapeutics · 2020Trial
- Factors Affecting Telehealth Consultation in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Scoping Review.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2026Review
- Exploring Desired Features of Mobile Health Apps for Patients With Diabetes to Enhance Engagement and Self-Management: Qualitative Study.JMIR diabetes · 2025Article
- Exploring mHealth app utilization for diabetes self-management: survey insights from a northern district in Malaysia.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Digital Platform and Its Emerging Role in Decentralized Clinical Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Impact of Facilitation on Cognitive Flow in a Novel Diabetes Management Rehearsal Game for Health Professions Education: Mixed Methods, Open-Label, Superiority Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- User Retention and Engagement in the Digital-Based Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (myDESMOND) Program: Descriptive Longitudinal Study.JMIR diabetes · 2023Article
- Designing a Collaborative Patient-Centered Digital Health Platform for Pediatric Diabetes Care in British Columbia: Formative Needs Assessment by Caregivers of Children and Youths Living With Type 1 Diabetes and Health Care Providers.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Integration of the Vision of People With Diabetes Into the Development Process to Improve Self-management via Diabetes Apps: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR diabetes · 2023Article
- Associations between adoption of eHealth management module and optimal control of HbA1c in diabetes patients.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Patients' Preferences for Connected Insulin Pens: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.The patient · 2023Article
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- Functions of mHealth Diabetes Apps That Enable the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care: Criteria Development and Evaluation of Popular Apps.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Disparities in mobile phone use among adults with type 2 diabetes participating in clinical trials 2017-2021.JAMIA open · 2022Article
- Diabetes Self-management Apps: Systematic Review of Adoption Determinants and Future Research Agenda.JMIR diabetes · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundMobile phone applications (apps) offer motivation and support for self-management of diabetes mellitus (DM), but their use is limited by high attrition due to insufficient consideration of end-users perspectives and usability requirements. This study aimed to examine app usage and feature preferences among people with DM, and explore their recommendations for future inclusions to foster engagement with diabetes apps.
methodsThe study was conducted internationally on adults with type 1 or type 2 DM using online questionnaire (quantitative) to investigate usage and preferences for app features that support diabetes self-management and semi structured telephone interview (qualitative) to explore suggestions on fostering engagement and specific educational information for inclusion into diabetes apps. Survey and interview data were analysed using descriptive/ inferential statistics and inductive thematic analysis respectively.
resultsA total of 217 respondents with type 1 DM (38.25%) or type 2 DM (61.8%), from 4 continents (Australia, Europe, Asia and America) participated in the survey. About half of the respondents (48%) use apps, mainly with features for tracking blood glucose (56.6%), blood pressure (51.9%) and food calories (48.1%). Preferred features in future apps include nutrient values of foods (56.7%), blood glucose (54.8%), physical exercise tracker (47%), health data analytics (42.9%) and education on diabetes self-management (40.6%). Irrespective of the type of DM, participants proposed future apps that are user friendly, support healthy eating, provide actionable reminders and consolidate data across peripheral health devices. Participants with type 1 DM recommended customised features with news update on developments in the field of diabetes. Nominated specific educational topics included tips on problem solving, use of insulin pump therapy, signs of diabetes complication and transitioning from paediatric into adult care.
conclusionsThe study has highlighted patients' perspectives on essential components for inclusion in diabetes apps to promote engagement and foster better health outcomes.
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