Usability and clinical efficacy of diabetes mobile applications for adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 131, Issue , 2017, Pages 70-81

  Fu, Helen ^a   McMahon, Siobhan K ^a   Gross, Cynthia R ^a,b   Adam, Terrence J ^b,c   Wyman, Jean F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes app; Efficacy; mHealth; Mobile app; Usability

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DIABETIC PATIENT; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILE APPLICATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; SMARTPHONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDLINE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN A; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MEDLINE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85021826920     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2017.06.016     Document Type: Review

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