Developing the "Healthcare CEO App" for patients with type 1 diabetes transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood: A mixed-methods study

Yueh-Tao Chiang; Chi-Wen Chang; Hsing-Yi Yu; Pei-Kwei Tsay; Fu-Sung Lo; Chi-Wen Chen; Wen-Yen Lin; Chien-Lung Hsu; Chi An; Philip Moons

doi:10.1002/nop2.1432

Developing the "Healthcare CEO App" for patients with type 1 diabetes transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood: A mixed-methods study

Nurs Open. 2023 Mar;10(3):1755-1766. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1432. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Authors

Yueh-Tao Chiang^{1

2}, Chi-Wen Chang^{1

2}, Hsing-Yi Yu^{1

3}, Pei-Kwei Tsay⁴, Fu-Sung Lo^{2

5}, Chi-Wen Chen⁶, Wen-Yen Lin⁷, Chien-Lung Hsu^{8

9

10}, Chi An^{1

11}, Philip Moons^{12

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
² Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
³ Department of Nursing, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
⁴ Department of Public Health and Center of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
⁵ College of Medicine, Chung-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
⁶ College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
⁷ Department of Information Management, National Taichung University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
⁸ Department of Information Management, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
⁹ Graduate Institute of Management, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
¹⁰ Master of Science Degree Program in Innovation for Smart Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
¹¹ Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.
¹² Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
¹³ Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
¹⁴ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

Aim: To develop and test a mobile application that supports the disease self-management of adolescents with type 1 diabetes during their transition to early adulthood.

Design: A sequential mixed-methods design was employed.

Methods: The application content was designed according to previously identified care needs and expectations, followed by application development on the Android operating system. From the outpatient clinic of the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism at a medical centre in northern Taiwan, 35 individuals aged between 16-25 years participated in application testing.

Results: The overall median score of the QUIS was 4-5, most of the 25% quartile was 4-5, and all of the 75% quartile was 5, indicating adequate user interaction satisfaction.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1*
Health Facilities
Humans
Mobile Applications*
Patients
Telemedicine* / methods
Young Adult