Community-Driven Priorities in Smartphone Application Development: Leveraging Social Networks to Self-Manage Type 2 Diabetes in a Low-Income African American Neighborhood

Community-Driven Priorities in Smartphone Application Development: Leveraging Social Networks to Self-Manage Type 2 Diabetes in a Low-Income African American Neighborhood

Social networks have the potential to enhance Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) self-management. We used qualitative methods to study if and how mobile application (app) functions that mobilize social resources to improve T2DM management would be desired in a low-income African American community. Dat...

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Main Authors: Pamela J. Surkan, Kathryne S. Mezzanotte, Laura M. Sena, Larry W. Chang, Joel Gittelsohn, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Charlene C. Quinn, Wayne W. Zachary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
diabetes
mHealth
type 2 diabetes mellitus
social network
mobile application
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/15/2715

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