Participant experiences in a smartphone-based health coaching intervention for type 2 diabetes: A qualitative inquiry

dc.contributor.authorPludwinski, S
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, F
dc.contributor.authorWayne, Noah
dc.contributor.authorRitvo, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-02T17:29:27Z
dc.date.available2016-08-02T17:29:27Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-21
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: We investigated the experience of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who participated in an intervention in which the key elements were the provision of a smartphone and self-monitoring software. The interviews focused on use of a smartphone and the effects on motivation for health behavior change. Methods: This was a qualitative evaluation of participants in a larger T2DM self-management randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted at the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC) in Toronto, Canada (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02036892). The study is based on semi-structured interviews (n = 11) that were audio taped and analyzed with a thematic analytic approach. The RCT compared the effectiveness of six months of smartphone-based self-monitoring and health coaching with a control group who received health coaching without internet or smartphone-based assistance. Results: Qualitative data analyses resulted in derivation of four major themes that describe participant experience: (a) ‘smartphone and software’, describes smartphone use in relation to health behavior change; (b) ‘health coach’ describes how client/health coach relationships were assisted by smartphone use; (c) ‘overall experience’ describes perceptions of the overall intervention; and (d) ‘frustrations in managing chronic conditions’ describes difficulties with the complexities of T2DM management from a patient perspective. Discussion: Findings suggest that interventions with T2DM assisted by smartphone software and health coaches actively engage individuals in improved hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) control.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding for this project was provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Federal Development Agency of Southern Ontario.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPludwinski S, Ahmad F, Wayne N & Ritvo P. Participant experiences in a smartphone-based health coaching intervention for type 2 diabetes: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2015; (ePub before print).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/31677
dc.publisherSAGEen_US
dc.rights.articlehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X15595178en_US
dc.subjectSmartphone interventionen_US
dc.subjectLifestyle modificationen_US
dc.subjectMobile healthen_US
dc.subjectType 2 diabetesen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectHealth coachingen_US
dc.subjecteHealthen_US
dc.titleParticipant experiences in a smartphone-based health coaching intervention for type 2 diabetes: A qualitative inquiryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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