Continuing the quality improvement of an electronic personal health record and interactive website for people with diabetes in Scotland (My Diabetes My Way)
Authors' conclusion
User experience of MDMW was positive. Users agreed with statements that MDMW facilitates diabetes self management. Several areas of potential improvement were identified, including linking more wearable device data, and assisting/directing users to gain the digital skills required to engage fully with MDMW.
Study context
- Population
- Active users of My Diabetes My Way (MDMW), an electronic personal health record/educational platform for people with diabetes in Scotland21% of 22,665 invited
- Participants
- 4,713 users
- Outcome
- User experience of MDMW: utility score from Likert responses and predictors of system utility scoring
Methodological detailsquestionnaire with Likert scale and free-response items, regression analyses, thematic analysis
- Questionnaire with Likert scale and free-response items
- Regression analyses
- Thematic analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
User experience of MDMW
- Most agreed MDMW helps track changes over time, prepare for face-to-face consultations, remember information discussed in consultations and reduced need to contact their GP
- Users valued earlier enhancements (e.g. linking Fitbit data) and highlighted areas needing further improvement
- Evidence of the 'digital divide' in respondent demographics; 'lack of digital skills' mentioned as a barrier
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Continuing the quality improvement of an electronic personal health record and interactive website for people with diabetes in Scotland (My Diabetes My Way). Diabet Med. Published 24 March 2023. doi:10.
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