Mobile App

Mobile app
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Mobile app
Purpose: The chosen mobile app is dubbed Glucose Buddy. It is a mobile web application whose key purpose is to increase treatment adherence among Hispanic patients who have type II diabetes. A lot of ethnic minorities in the United States have restricted access to health care owing to their lower socio-economic status. Researchers have reported that people of Hispanic ethnicity have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) compared to non-Hispanic whites. Among Hispanic women, the prevalence of total diabetes – undiagnosed and diagnosed – is about 16.9%; a very high figure. Diabetic Hispanic women face several barriers to the adherence to diabetes medication regimen. Glucose Buddy mobile app will go a long way in increasing treatment adherence among Hispanic patients who have type II diabetes. There is an increase in the number of individuals who utilize their mobile devices in monitoring their health, and these devices could also be used to assist them adhere to a doctor’s advise. Mobile apps that are designed to help patients with chronic illnesses such as HIV and hypertension adhere to their medication regimen can greatly improve adherence to medication.
Platform: smartphone will be the platform used. The smartphone platform is envisioned to be the workstation in the health care environment. Smartphones are today increasingly being accepted and utilized as the de facto mobile application tool, platform, as well as device (Mottl, 2015). Smartphones are being utilized to enhance communication between caregivers; they are also being given out to patients for telehealth and remote programs for medical monitoring and follow-up needs; and being distributed to teenagers learning how to manage diabetes effectively (Mottl, 2015). Smartphone is the best ...