Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics
Objective: To explore the users’ insights that contributes to behaviour change in prediabetics and the user requirements for a self-care application from the prediabetics’ perspective. Methods/Statistical Analysis: We conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on four distinct groups of diabetics and p...
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| description | Objective: To explore the users’ insights that contributes to behaviour change in prediabetics and the user requirements for a self-care application from the prediabetics’ perspective. Methods/Statistical Analysis: We conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on four distinct groups of diabetics and prediabetics at a Diabetes Resource Centre and among the public through advertisement. Open-ended questions were asked to stimulate the discussions. Transcripts of each discussion session were read several times, coded, categorised and analysed thoroughly by identifying the themes. The facial expressions during the discussion were also observed and taken into consideration. Findings: Results indicated that diabetes can be prevented through proper lifestyle changes, if and only if the person is willing to change his/her behaviour. The idea of a self-care application was well accepted by the participants and the components to be included were identified. The identified components are such as self-monitoring, diet, exercise, activity planning, goal setting, forum, social support and reminders. As for diabetics, taking medication has second highest priority where else it holds lesser priority among prediabetics. About 20% of the participants showed less interest in a self-care application either because they are not technology savvy or because of their advanced age status. Application/Improvements: A framework for designing prediabetes self-care application will be formulated, which integrates behavioural change theories. |
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| spelling | upm-595232018-03-08T03:10:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59523/ Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics Subramaniam, Suthashini Dhillon, Jaspaljeet Singh Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin Leong, Joyce Whye Sook Teoh, Cameron Choo, Su Huang Objective: To explore the users’ insights that contributes to behaviour change in prediabetics and the user requirements for a self-care application from the prediabetics’ perspective. Methods/Statistical Analysis: We conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGD) on four distinct groups of diabetics and prediabetics at a Diabetes Resource Centre and among the public through advertisement. Open-ended questions were asked to stimulate the discussions. Transcripts of each discussion session were read several times, coded, categorised and analysed thoroughly by identifying the themes. The facial expressions during the discussion were also observed and taken into consideration. Findings: Results indicated that diabetes can be prevented through proper lifestyle changes, if and only if the person is willing to change his/her behaviour. The idea of a self-care application was well accepted by the participants and the components to be included were identified. The identified components are such as self-monitoring, diet, exercise, activity planning, goal setting, forum, social support and reminders. As for diabetics, taking medication has second highest priority where else it holds lesser priority among prediabetics. About 20% of the participants showed less interest in a self-care application either because they are not technology savvy or because of their advanced age status. Application/Improvements: A framework for designing prediabetes self-care application will be formulated, which integrates behavioural change theories. Indian Society for Education and Environment 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59523/1/Eliciting%20user%20requirements%20to%20design%20a%20prediabetes%20self-care%20application%20a%20focus%20group%20study%20with%20prediabetics%20and%20diabetics.pdf Subramaniam, Suthashini and Dhillon, Jaspaljeet Singh and Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin and Leong, Joyce Whye Sook and Teoh, Cameron and Choo, Su Huang (2016) Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 9 (spec.1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0974-6846; ESSN: 0974-5645 http://www.indjst.org/index.php/indjst/article/view/106819 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9iS1/106819 |
| spellingShingle | Subramaniam, Suthashini Dhillon, Jaspaljeet Singh Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin Leong, Joyce Whye Sook Teoh, Cameron Choo, Su Huang Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title | Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title_full | Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title_fullStr | Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title_short | Eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
| title_sort | eliciting user requirements to design a prediabetes self-care application: a focus group study with prediabetics and diabetics |
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