Access to and Interest in Using Smartphone Technology for the Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Ethnic Minority Adolescents and Their Parents

A better understanding of parent and adolescent interest in using smartphone technology for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is needed prior to developing technology-based interventions for ethnic minorities. This study examined access to and interest in technology-based programs for T1D in primaril...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diabetes technology & therapeutics 2016-02, Vol.18 (2), p.104-109
Hauptverfasser:	St George, Sara M, Delamater, Alan M, Pulgaron, Elizabeth R, Daigre, Amber, Sanchez, Janine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - ethnology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - therapy Female Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Hispanic Americans Hispanic Americans - psychology Humans Insulin Internet Internet access Male Mobile Applications - utilization Parents - psychology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology Self Care - methods Self Care - psychology Self Report Smartphone - utilization Smartphones Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	A better understanding of parent and adolescent interest in using smartphone technology for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management is needed prior to developing technology-based interventions for ethnic minorities. This study examined access to and interest in technology-based programs for T1D in primarily Hispanic adolescents and their parents. During a scheduled clinic visit, adolescents with T1D (n = 50; 52% female; 13.6 ± 2.0 years old; 74% Hispanic; hemoglobin A1c = 8.9 ± 1.7%) and their parents (n = 49; 54% household income
ISSN:	1520-9156 1557-8593
DOI:	10.1089/dia.2015.0086