Astrid Torbjørnsen|Milada Cvancarova Småstuen|Anne Karen Jenum|Eirik Årsand|Lis Ribu
Acceptability of an mHealth App Intervention for Persons With Type 2 Diabetes and its Associations With Initial Self-Management: Randomized Controlled Trial
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University|University of Oslo|OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University|University of Oslo|University Hospital of North Norway|UiT The Arctic University of Norway|OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
mobile health interventions increasingly used health care level acceptability may indicate whether digital solutions usedthis study aimed explore associations level acceptability mobile diabetes app initial ability selfmanagement patients type 2 diabetesparticipants type 2 diabetes recruited primary health care settings 3armed randomized controlled trial norwegian study renewing health project 1year followup 75 101 participants intervention groups completed acceptability questionnaire service user technology acceptability questionnaire randomized controlled trial 2 intervention groups n101 total received mobile phone diabetes diary app one groups received additional health counseling given telephone calls diabetes specialist nurse n50 baseline collected clinical variables medical records whereas demographic data selfmanagement health education impact questionnaire measures selfreported log data use app selfmonitoring registered continuously associations initial ability selfmanage baseline acceptability diabetes diary app 1 year analyzed using linear regressionwe found statistically significant associations 5 8 selfmanagement domains perceived benefit one acceptability factors however adjusting age gender frequency use 1 domain skill technique acquisition remained independently associated perceived benefit frequency use app factor revealed strongest association acceptability domain perceived benefitour findings indicate persons diabetes may accept app despite perceived benefit associated one 8 domains initial level selfmanagementclinicaltrialsgov nct01315756 httpsclinicaltrialsgovshownct01315756 archived webcite httpwwwwebcitationorg6z46qphwl