Abstract
MyDiabetesMyWay (MDMW) is an award wining national electronic personal health record and self-management platform for diabetes patients in Scotland. This platform links multiple national institutional and patient-recorded data sources to provide a unique resource for patient care and self-management. This review considers the current evidence for online interventions in diabetes and discusses these in the context of current and ongoing developments for MDMW.
Evaluation of MDMW through patient reported outcomes demonstrates a positive impact on self-management. User feedback has highlighted barriers to uptake and has guided platform evolution from an education resource website to an electronic personal health record now encompassing remote monitoring, communication tools and personalised education links.
Challenges in delivering digital interventions for long-term conditions include i) integration of data between institutional and personal recorded sources to perform big data analytics, and ii) facilitating technology use in those with disabilities, low digital literacy, low socioeconomic status and minority groups. The potential for technology supported health improvement is great, but awareness and adoption by health workers and patients remains a significant barrier.
Evaluation of MDMW through patient reported outcomes demonstrates a positive impact on self-management. User feedback has highlighted barriers to uptake and has guided platform evolution from an education resource website to an electronic personal health record now encompassing remote monitoring, communication tools and personalised education links.
Challenges in delivering digital interventions for long-term conditions include i) integration of data between institutional and personal recorded sources to perform big data analytics, and ii) facilitating technology use in those with disabilities, low digital literacy, low socioeconomic status and minority groups. The potential for technology supported health improvement is great, but awareness and adoption by health workers and patients remains a significant barrier.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1050-1058 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 8 May 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2016 |
Keywords
- diabetes
- self-management
- e-health
- electronic personal health record
- remote monitoring
- e-learning
