Designing a Social Mobile Platform for Diabetes Self-management: a Theory-Driven Perspective

Nguyen, H. D. , Jiang, X. and Poo, D. C. C. (2015) Designing a Social Mobile Platform for Diabetes Self-management: a Theory-Driven Perspective. In: 7th International Conference on Social Computing and Social Media, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 02-07 Aug 2015, pp. 67-77. ISBN 9783319203669 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-20367-6_8)

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasingly being accepted as a lifelong public health problem with profound consequences on the worldwide healthcare system. Self-management, therefore, has been long suggested as an integral solution of diabetes treatment [1] which requires patients to adopt strained lifestyle modifications (e.g., balancing diets and frequent monitoring of blood glucose) [2, 3]. With the proliferation of smart devices, this study proposes a theoretical framework as an important guideline for designing and prototyping a life-changing mobile platform for a next-generation diabetes self-management. It revolutionises the interaction between patients and their smart phone with a high degree of media richness and social connectivity for better health management success.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Nguyen, Dr Hoang D.
• Authors: Nguyen, H. D., Jiang, X., and Poo, D. C. C.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• ISSN: 0302-9743
• ISBN: 9783319203669