DEVELOPMENT OF ANDROID BASED HEALTHCARE APPLICATION FOR DIABETES PATIENTS
Keywords:
Application (app), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Share my location (SOS), System usability scale (SUS).Abstract
Objective: The objective of the study was to create android based mobile phone application with multiple features for diabetics for the management of disease. Methods: A systematic review of all currently available diabetes apps for the android operating systems and identified the functionalities required in application and in order to check the usability of the mobile application a questionnaire was used. Results: A android app was developed after reviewing the previous literature and searching for medical android apps that are already available. The content of the mobile application was categorized into 13 main sections/functionalities, icons such as pill remainder, my diabetic record and SOS functionality to send SOS message to care givers/family members in hypoglycemic or hyperglycemia induced emergency conditions was included in the app. After the development of the application, the usability and satisfactory level of the mobile application was assessed and changed accordingly. Conclusion: The mobile application created was found useful among diabetes patient since it served as a self – learning medical app for the users for attaining knowledge and as a helping aid in controlling their disease.
