Justine Karduck|Karen Chapman?Novakofski
Results of the Clinician Apps Survey, How Clinicians Working With Patients With Diabetes and Obesity Use Mobile Health Apps
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
h2abstracth2h3objectiveh3 develop administer questionnaire determine factors may associated app use including frequency use reasons recommend clientspatients perceived effectiveness health health aspects used features types apps clinicians working diabetes weight management patient care settings h3methodsh3 clinician apps survey developed contained 3 question domains smartphone apps use behavior theory counseling sessions demographics explore frequency types preferred features benefitsbarriers using apps counseling techniques used clinician demographics clinicians n 719 recruited complete online survey 4 dietetics diabetes professional groups clinician use preferences healthrelated apps personal reasons patient care settings determined comparisons made high nonapp users descriptive statistics used current practices attitudes apps chisquare test independence compared using apps personally professionally app enthusiasts vs app use h3resultsh3 app enthusiasts 53 n 380 nonapp users 20 n 145 whereas 68 recommended penpaper methods diet physical activity monitoring 62 recommended apps agreed apps superior traditional methods patients track dietary intake 62 physical activity 58 make better food choices 34 lose weight 45 track blood glucose 43 app enthusiasts used american association diabetes educators selfcare guidelines ipi 001 advanced counseling techniques eg motivational interviewing often nonapp users ipi 004 apps frequently recommended clients myfitnesspal n 425 calorieking n 356 fitbit n 312 h3conclusions implicationsh3 healthrelated smartphone apps widely used recommended patients diabetes obesity clinicians selfmonitoring dietary physical activity behaviors furthermore many clinicians believe types tracking apps may improve patient outcomes compared traditional methods monitoring dietary physical activity behaviors