Living with my diabetes–introducing eHealth into daily practices of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

摘要: ObjectiveDiabetes patients can draw on an increasing number of eHealth apps to support them in the self-management of their disease. While studies so far have focused on patients with type 1 diabetes, we explored how patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) integrate eHealth apps into their practices aimed at managing and coping with the disease, which aspects were considered particularly valuable and which challenges users encountered.MethodsSemi-structured interviews and focus group sessions were conducted to explore how patients cope with T2DM in their daily lives and their attitude towards eHealth. In a further step, four eHealth apps were tested by patients and their expectations and experiences studied by way of qualitative interviews and focus groups.ResultsThe analysis showed that the study participants valued in particular the possibility to use eHealth apps to sense and gain a better …