Differential influences of social support on app use for diabetes self-management - a mixed methods approach.

CONCLUSION: The results emphasize the relevance of support by healthcare professionals and by the patient network for diabetes app use and disclose differences from the existing literature. In particular, the use of diabetes apps may increase in the absence of social support by family or friends (e.g., compensation for lack of support), and may decrease when such support is high (e.g., no perceived need to use technology). PMID: 32635919 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Australian Family Physician - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: BMC Med Inform Decis Mak Source Type: research