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Review of iPhone Applications for Diabetes Self-Management
18 September 2011
Taridzo CHOMUTARE a, b, d , Luis Fernandez-Luque b,c, Eirik ÅRSAND a,b , Gunnar HARTVIGSEN a,b
a Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norwayb Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, Norway
c Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norwayd Presenter
Medicine 2.0 Conference Oral Presentation
Introduction1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
«diabetes» OR «glucose» search on
iTunes Norwegian Market
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Introduction1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Goals of the study
To study the salient features of current diabetes iPhone applications
develop a feature list
analyze the prevalence of features
identify gaps to focus future development
Method1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Search strategy
iTunes Store – Norwegian market
“diabetes” OR “glucose”
Method1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Selection criteria
Apps with blood glucose monitoring (SMBG)
Apps for the patient (and not physician)
English-language user-interface
Method1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Analyzing the features
1. self-monitoring
blood glucose
physical activity
diet management
weight management
insulin/meds
blood pressure
Method1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Features cont.…
2. social media integration
3. education and feedback
4. data export and communication
5. PHR or patient portals
6. disease-related alerts/reminders
PHR/portals Alerts/reminders Education Social Media Blood PressurePhysical Activity Weight Mgnt. Diet Mgnt. Insulin/meds Communication0
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Results1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Feature Prevalence (%)
19/49 Apps Free
Mean Price = €2.00
Modal Price = €1.40
Conclusion1. Introduction2. Method3. Results4. Conclusion
Many apps available with rich features
There are obvious functional gaps Personalized education
Future focus on embracing emerging requirements Social media/peer support e.g., www.PatientsLikeMe.com , www.tudiabetes.org
Wireless sensors and patient data acquisition Privacy-conscious designs
Thank YouTaridzo Chomutare
+47 47 68 00 32
Chomutare T., Fernandez-Luque L., Årsand E., Hartvigsen G. Analyzing Diabetes Mobile Health Application Features. J Med Internet Res (forthcoming)
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