Mobile health applications to assist patients with diabetes: Lessons learned and design implications

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1197-1206

  Ar̊sand, Eirik ^a,b   Frøisland, Dag Helge ^c,d,e   Skrøvseth, Stein Olav ^a   Chomutare, Taridzo ^a,b   Tatara, Naoe ^a,b   Hartvigsen, Gunnar ^a,b   Tufano, James T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes; Mobile health; Self management; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEW TOUCH APPLICATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REASSURANCE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84875805148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600525     Document Type: Review

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