| Keywords |
Adolescents ; type 1 diabetes ; application ; usability |
| Abstract |
The study purposes were to describe smart-phone application, Smart Buddy to improve glycemic control and quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and to perform usability test. Considering low prevalence of T1D in Korea, the study participants included nursing students for adolescents' mode (AM), graduate nursing students who had children for parents' mode (PM) and graduate students at school of education for teachers' mode (TM). Participants used it for 2 weeks and provided data on its mobile survey. The data of 84 participants were analyzed. The mean length of use (minutes) was 57.6 (±33.0) in AM, 15.9 (±12.0) in PM and 21.8 (±18.5) in TM. Their mean number of access was 52.0 (±29.0) in AM, 9.4 (±4.3) in PM, and 14.4 (±12.6) in TM. Users of AM reported that daily carbohydrate intake was 123.5±47.2 grams and length of daily exercise was 26.1±14.8 minutes on average. Smart Buddy was feasible and may help adolescents with T1D and their parents and teachers who have geographical and time barriers to access to multidisciplinary health team in hospitals. |