Adherence to evidence-based guidelines among diabetes self-management apps

Translational Behavioral Medicine - Tập 3 - Trang 277-286 - 2013
Jessica Y. Breland1,2, Vivian M. Yeh1,2, Jessica Yu1,2
1Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, USA
2Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA

Tóm tắt

Smartphone apps can provide real-time, interactive self-management aid to individuals with diabetes. It is currently unclear whether existing diabetes self-management apps follow evidence-based guidelines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which existing diabetes self-management apps address the seven self-management behaviors recommended by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (the AADE7™). The term “diabetes” identified relevant self-management apps via the Apple App Store search engine in March 2012. Ratings were based on app descriptions and downloads. Chi-square analyses assessed differences in apps based on developer type. Apps promoted a median of two AADE7™ skills. Overall reliability between description and download ratings was good (kappa = .66). Reliability of individual skills was variable (kappa = .25 to .91). Most diabetes apps do not conform to evidence-based recommendations, and future app reviews would benefit from testing app performance. Future apps may also benefit from theory-based designs.

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