Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Health Mobile Apps for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Living in Rural Communities

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 733-738

  Peng, Wei ^a   Yuan, Shupei ^a   Holtz, Bree E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic disease self management; health mobile apps; m health; qualitative research; rural community; technology adoption; telemedicine; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; TELEMEDICINE;

MHEALTH; MOBILE APPS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL COMMUNITY; SELF MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TYPE-2 DIABETES;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SMARTPHONE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84986917906     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0180     Document Type: Article

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