Charlene C. Quinn|Bilal Khokhar|Kelly Weed|Erik Barr|Ann L. Gruber?Baldini
Older Adult Self-Efficacy Study of Mobile Phone Diabetes Management
University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland, Baltimore
purpose study evaluate participant selfefficacy use mobile phone diabetes health intervention older adults 4week period participants included seven adults mean age 703 years type 2 diabetes cared communitybased primary care physicians participants entered blood glucose data mobile phone personalized patient internet web portal based blood glucose values participants received automatic messages educational information selfmanage diabetes study measures included prior mobile phoneinternet use stanford selfefficacy diabetes scale stanford energyfatigue scale short form36 patient health questionnaire9 depression patient reported diabetes symptom scale diabetes stages change measure summary mobile system use participants high selfefficacy high readiness confidence ability monitor changes control diabetes participants demonstrated ability use mobile intervention communicate diabetes educators