Patient empowerment is examined as a multi-dimensional factor influencing the use of diabetes self-management apps. The research design includes three studies conducted in Singapore. Study 1 examines how features of diabetes self-management apps correspond with theoretical indicators of empowerment, as well as app quality. Study 2 uses semi-structured face-to-face interviews with diabetes patients to draw first conclusions about the relevance of empowerment for diabetes app use. Study 3 includes an online patient survey, and uses cluster analytical methods to test the preliminary Study 2 results (typology of app use), as well as binary logistic regression to compare the strength of influence of various anteceding factors on the likelihood of diabetes app use. The studies show that especially the support by private social patient networks and the medical specialties of supervising physicians play a crucial role for technology-supported self-management.

Defining and Categorizing Diabetes Apps for Self-Management

Anteceding Factors of Diabetes App Use
Empowerment and its Relevance for Diabetes Management.

Brew-Sam, Nicola

Publications by Brew-Sam, Nicola

ISBN	978-3-658-29356-7
Article number	9783658293567
Media type	Book
Edition number	1st ed. 2020
Copyright year	2020
Publisher	Springer, Berlin
Length	XXIV, 303 pages
Illustrations	XXIV, 303 p. 11 illus., 1 illus. in color.
Language	English