Community-Driven Priorities in Smartphone Application Development

Leveraging Social Networks to Self-Manage Type 2 Diabetes in a Low-Income African American Neighborhood

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15515840
AutoresPamela J Surkan (0000-0002-0334-5931, Johns Hopkins University, autor de correspondencia), Kathryne S Mezzanotte (0000-0001-9667-0276, Johns Hopkins University), Laura Sena (0000-0003-2812-2491, Johns Hopkins University), Laura M Sena (Johns Hopkins University), Larry W Chang (0000-0001-7985-4567, Johns Hopkins University), J Gittelsohn (0000-0003-2761-3280, Johns Hopkins University), Ylva Trolle Lagerros (0000-0001-6816-7577, Karolinska Institutet), Charlene C Quinn (University of Maryland, Baltimore), Wayne Zachary (0000-0001-5610-6777, Starship Health Technologies (United States))
Año2019
Volumen16
Número15
Páginas2715-2715
Fecha de publicación2019-07-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph16152715
PMID31366047
OpenAlexW2966647431
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas28

Social networks have the potential to enhance Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) self-management. We used qualitative methods to study if and how mobile application (app) functions that mobilize social resources to improve T2DM management would be desired in a low-income African American community. Data were collected through community discussions and in-depth interviews with 78 participants in 2016-2018. Participants included individuals with self-reported pre-diabetes, T2DM, close family members or friends of a T2DM patient, and healthcare providers. Open-ended questions solicited information about challenges with T2DM management and gathered ideas on features of a mobile app that could address them. Data were transcribed and thematically coded by two coders using Atlas-ti. Regarding types of app functions, main themes included: (1) the importance of having support in diabetes self-care; (2) using informal networks to help to each other; and (3) monitoring one another through an app. Suggested app features included reminders for and transportation to medical visits, sharing information and exercise companionship, and providing opportunities for monitoring by friends/family members, especially in case of emergencies. Participants viewed an app as a potential vehicle for reinforcing accomplishments in T2DM self-management. Future research should implement and test an app with these features in this or similar communities

Diabetes mellitus · Internet privacy · mHealth · Psychological intervention · Self-management · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social support · Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Diabetes Management and Education · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology