Sameer Kumar Jena, Mriganka Dolui, Sucharita Ghoshal, Sanjit Sarkar
Demographic and socio-economic correlates of knowledge of the ovulatory cycle among tribal women in India: Evidence from the nationally representative survey (NFHS-5)
BMC public health
diabetes worldwide chronic condition causing morbidity mortality growing economic burden health care systems complications poorly controlled diabetes associated increased socioeconomic costs reduced quality life smartphones become influential platform providing feasible tools health apps deliver tailored support enhance ability patients diabetes selfmanagement gro health national health service division xcertified digital health tool used deliver educational monitoring support facilitate development skills practices maintaining good health study aims assess selfreported outcomes gro health app among users diabetes prediabetes identify factors determine engagement digital health tool service evaluation selfreported data collected prospectively developers gro health app eq5d questionnaire standardized tool used measure health status clinical economic appraisal gro health users completed eq5d baseline 6 months using app users provided informed consent use anonymized data research purposes eq5d index scores visual analogue scale vas scores calculated baseline 6 months individuals prediabetes type 2 diabetes descriptive statistics multipleregression models used assess changes outcome measures determine factors affected engagement digital tool total 84 17672114 gro health participants completed eq5d baseline 6 months eq5d index scores average values reflect peoples preferences health state 1full health 0moribund significant clinically meaningful increase mean eq5d index scores among app users baseline 0746 sd 023 followup 0792 sd 022 p001 greatest change observed mean vas score percentage change 183 improvement 617 sd 181 baseline 730 sd 188 followup p001 baseline eq5d index scores age completion educational modules associated significant changes followup eq5d index scores baseline eq5d index scores race ethnicity completion educational modules significantly associated app engagement p001 study provides evidence significant positive effect selfreported quality life among people living type 2 diabetes engaging digital health intervention improvements demonstrated eq5d questionnaire facilitated access education monitoring support tools within app provides opportunity health care professionals incorporate national health servicecertified digital tools gro health part holistic management people living diabetes