NEED FOR HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN OF TYPE-2 DIABETES SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT MOBILE APPS IN HOME SETTINGS

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is one of the most common and widespread diseases in the world. It affects people in both rich and developing countries. Insulin resistance diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which affects about 95% of people with diabetes, is caused by many things, such as genes, lifestyle, and the surroundings. There is no cure, but the disease can be better controlled and managed with good management, monitoring of the physiological parameters, changes to the way of life, and nutritional management. With a growing population, it's getting harder and harder for healthcare services to provide good care. Given the nature of the disease and the setting of the healthcare system, it has become much more important to focus on self-care management to deal with the complications of T2DM. To reach the goal of self-care management, mobile can be leveraged and mostly accessible to the urban population. The m-health apps that are built with users in mind can be much more important and have a hugely positive effect. Self-care management includes checking the blood glucose level, keeping the ideal weight, and focusing on a healthy diet, blood pressure, and other important physiological parameters. It is very important and would bring an integrated approach to self-care management to the Chronic Care Model (CCM). It would also help people who have two diseases at the same time, like people with high blood pressure and diabetes. m-Health interventions would help people stick to their self-care management plans, and in the future, this application could include a nutrition informatics module that focuses on the local/regional diet of India. So, it would give a person with diabetes a combined way to take care of themselves when they have diabetes. Patients are more likely to be ready for self-care management and to use m-Health for self-management of disease if they seem to have some control over their ailments. Most importantly the designed mHealth app caters to the user's needs and follows human-centered, keeping people at the core for the usability and utility of the mHealth application.