Mobile health applications in diabetes care : The user experience and the impact on HbA1c levels and self-management; a narrative literature review
Pigg, Sara (2021)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121325671
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121325671
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This thesis was conducted for Centria HealthLab, a development and education platform for Central Ostrobothnia’s companies and social and health care operators.
The topic of this thesis was mobile health applications in diabetes care. The aim was to collect knowledge about the user experiences of the applications and their impact on self-management of diabetes and HbA1c levels.
The theoretical framework of the thesis consisted of different diabetes types, diabetes care and welfare technology and mobile application developed for diabetes care. Sources for the theoretical background were drawn from diabetes-related current care guidelines and literature and research articles.
This thesis was carried out as a narrative literature review. The literature chosen for the study was analysed using thematic analysis. The literature search was conducted in Academic Search Elite, PubMed and ScienceDirect databases.
The results from the studies had similarities and differences. The majority of the studies did not find significant differences on HbA1c levels and self-management between mobile application intervention groups and control groups. Some differences could be found with specific participant groups as well as with changes in measured levels at the beginning and at the end of the studies. Both positive and negative user experiences could be found. Applications could be helpful with self-management, but they can also be challenging to use because of technical issues.
The topic of this thesis was mobile health applications in diabetes care. The aim was to collect knowledge about the user experiences of the applications and their impact on self-management of diabetes and HbA1c levels.
The theoretical framework of the thesis consisted of different diabetes types, diabetes care and welfare technology and mobile application developed for diabetes care. Sources for the theoretical background were drawn from diabetes-related current care guidelines and literature and research articles.
This thesis was carried out as a narrative literature review. The literature chosen for the study was analysed using thematic analysis. The literature search was conducted in Academic Search Elite, PubMed and ScienceDirect databases.
The results from the studies had similarities and differences. The majority of the studies did not find significant differences on HbA1c levels and self-management between mobile application intervention groups and control groups. Some differences could be found with specific participant groups as well as with changes in measured levels at the beginning and at the end of the studies. Both positive and negative user experiences could be found. Applications could be helpful with self-management, but they can also be challenging to use because of technical issues.