+1 (629)348-3199Deliberations on the development of mobile phone apps to support diabetes self-management: A review from a designer’s perspective
3rd International Conference on Diabetes and Metabolism
November 29-30, 2019 | Frankfurt, Germany
Julia Jacoby
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Keynote : J Diabetol
Abstract:
Diabetes is a chronic illness with significant health
consequences, especially for those who are unable to
adhere to the complex treatment regimen. Self-management
tasks such as regular medication and insulin use, frequent
blood sugar checks, strict diet management, and consistent
exercise can be quite challenging. Mobile technologies,
specifically mobile applications (apps), present a unique
opportunity to help patients improve adherence to these
behaviors. The availability of commercial diabetes selfmanagement
apps is increasing rapidly, making it difficult for
patients and providers to stay informed about app options.
A number of reviews have described commercial app
technology and use for patients with diabetes.
This article provides a systematic review examining the
factors considered in trials which engage mobile phone apps
for diabetes self-management. The reason for reviewing such
trials is to gain an understanding of what developmental
considerations were adopted in these trials. This gives insight
into what has been considered by other researchers in the
past and can give insight into what can be valuable measures
to adopt in the future. In addition these insights will be used
to compare and contrast with findings from the actual market
situation found in the two largest app stores Google Play and
iTunes. In order to lay the ground work for an ethnographic
fieldwork study in which diabetes patients will be asked about
the use of self-tracking diabetes apps in the management of
their diabetes in daily life.
In order to achieve this a search was implemented across four
electronic databases; Medline, Scopus, Social Science Citation
Index, and CINALHL. The findings from these databases were
reviewed based on the Joanna Briggs Checklist for Systematic
Reviews. With the added query of whether Design, Interaction
Design or Graphic Design were considered in the trials.
Biography:
Julia Jacoby is currently writing her PhD at the Nordic Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), while working at Oslo Metropolitan University. She is educated as a product designer in the two converging fields of Health and Design. She is particularly interested in how patients cope with chronic illness over long periods of time and how design can benefit this experience.
E-mail: julia.jacoby@oslomet.no
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