In this study, a user-centred design approach was used to develop a mobile health application designed to support adult T1DM patients with their self-management routine. In the requirements gathering phase, an observational study of a diabetes clinic and patient interviews were conducted. An analysis of the data collected from this phase helped identify the functional design requirements used to guide the design. Using a rapid prototyping approach, data visualizations, game-based elements, carb-counting and social networking features were explored. The final prototype developed in this research was evaluated for its ease of use and perceived usefulness. The design was found to be generally easy to use. With respect to data visualizations, participants preferred the scatter plot view of their blood glucose readings to a bar chart. In addition, it was found that all participants wanted a way to track their HbA1c on a regular basis.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OTU.1807/43243 |
| Date | 05 December 2013 |
| Creators | Min, Lisa |
| Contributors | Chignell, Mark |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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