Mihiretu Kebede|Claudia R. Pischke
Popular Diabetes Apps and the Impact of Diabetes App Use on Self-Care Behaviour: A Survey Among the Digital Community of Persons With Diabetes on Social Media
University of Bremen|University of Gondar|Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS|Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf|Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS
introduction study aimed identify popular diabetes applications apps investigate association diabetes app use factors cumulative selfcare behaviour methods november 2017 march 2018 conducted webbased survey persons 18 years age recruited respondents via diabetes facebook groups online patientforums targeted facebook advertisements ads data participants demographic clinical selfmanagement characteristics well selfcare behaviour characteristics diabetes apps use collected selfcare behaviour measured using licensed version summary diabetes selfcare activities sdsca questionnaire cumulative selfcare score calculated summing scores general diet specific diet exercise blood glucose testing foot care smoking identify popular diabetes apps users requested list apps use diabetes selfmanagement two sample ttest multiple linear regression stratified type diabetes performed examine associations app use selfcare behaviour controlling key confounders results one thousand fifty two respondents type 1 630 respondents type 2 diabetes mellitus dm entered survey half 549 522 one third 210 333 respondents type 1 2 dm respectively reported using diabetes apps selfmanagement mysugr continuous glucose monitoring apps dexcom freestyle libre xdrip popular diabetes apps respondent groups cumulative selfcare behaviour score significantly higher among diabetes app users compared nonusers scores three individual selfcare components namely blood glucose monitoring general diet physical activity significantly higher among diabetes app users among nonusers adjusting confounding factors diabetes app use increased cumulative selfcare score 108 95ci 04617 units among persons type 1 dm 118 95ci 026209 units among persons type 2 dm respectively conclusion persons type 1 type 2 diabetes using diabetes apps selfmanagement positively associated selfcare behaviour findings suggest apps support changes lifestyle glucose monitoring populations