Acceptability and User Satisfaction of a Smartphone-Based, Interactive Blood Glucose Management System in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

• Published in: Journal of diabetes science and technology Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 111 - 115
• Main Authors: Hirst, Jane E., Mackillop, Lucy, Loerup, Lise, Kevat, Dev A., Bartlett, Katy, Gibson, Oliver, Kenworthy, Yvonne, Levy, Jonathan C., Tarassenko, Lionel, Farmer, Andrew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - instrumentation; Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring - methods; Diabetes, Gestational - blood; Female; Humans; Mobile Applications; Original; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient Satisfaction; Pilot Projects; Pregnancy; Reproducibility of Results; Smartphone; Surveys and Questionnaires; pregnant women; qualitative research; satisfaction; gestational diabetes; mobile phone; blood glucose monitoring

Background: The increase in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is challenging maternity services. We have developed an interactive, smartphone-based, remote blood glucose (BG) monitoring system, GDm-health. Aims: The objective was to determine women’s satisfaction with using the GDm-health system a...