Study of Fabla Mobile App for Diabetes Self-Management
This study is looking at whether an audio diary mobile app called Fabla-diabetesMM can help older adults (age 65 and up) with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and at least one other health condition (like obesity or heart failure) manage their health better. Participants will use the Fabla-diabetesMM app daily to record audio reflections about their health, symptoms, and self-management. The main goal is to see if the app is easy to use and helpful for people with diabetes and multiple health issues. We want to understand if adapting and using this app is practical and if it can positively affect how people manage their diabetes.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 30 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- Participants will use the Fabla-diabetesMM mobile application daily to record structured and semi-structured audio reflections for up to three months. They will also need to complete Redcap surveys.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The study measures feasibility, expressiveness, acceptability, and appropriateness from Day 1-7 and from Day 7-1 or 3 months.
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Diabetes Multimorbidity Typology, Trajectory, and Feasibility of an Audio Diary Mobile Application to Support Self-management
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Wenhui Zhang, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Emory University
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What this trial measures
- Feasibility of the Audio Diary Mobile AppDay 1-7; Day 7-1 or 3 months
Feasibility will be assessed through feedback from clinicians or researcher experts, and participants with interviews and feasibility question replies in the audio diary mobile application. Semi-structured interviews (30-45 minutes) will probe experiences with filling in the RedCap survey and using the mobile app (e.g., design, navigation, structure, and language). Interviews and field notes will capture participants' interactions with the survey and mobile app and document problems using them. With a final version that will be used in the clinical trial, participants will be asked to use the app and respond to questions such as "Please talk more about the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of this audio diary mobile app" or "Please discuss the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and usability of this audio diary mobile app based on the question above. For example, the likes and dislikes about the app." More positive feedback indicates greater feasibility.
- ExpressivenessDay 1-7; Day 7-1 or 3 months
A 5-item manipulation check questionnaire adapted from Pennebaker and Beall (1986) was used to assess participants' perceptions of expressiveness levels with the audio diary task condition to which they were assigned. On a Likert scale, ranging from 1=not at all to 7=a great deal, participants were asked to respond to items such as "How personal was your essay today?" and "To what degree did you reveal your emotions in your essay?" (total score from 5 to 35). Higher expressiveness scores indicate more expressiveness and greater feasibility.
- Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility MeasuresDay 1-7; Day 7-1 or 3 months
A 12-iteminstrument that consists of three distinct four-item scales used to evaluate implementation acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility. On a Likert scale, ranging from 1=completely disagree to 5=completely agree, participants were asked to respond to items such as "This audio diary mobile app is appealing to me" for acceptability, "This audio diary mobile app seems fitting" for appropriateness or "This audio diary mobile app seems possible for feasibility. Higher measure scores indicate greater acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility.
- System Usability ScaleDay 1-7; Day 7-1 or 3 months
The System Usability Scale (SUS) is a standardized, 10-item questionnaire used to measure the perceived usability of a product, system, or service. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree. Participants were asked to respond to items such as "I think that I would like to use this app frequently." Higher scale scores indicate greater usability
- Rates of interestScreening
The rate of the number of people who contacted and showed interest in the study will help assess the feasibility of the study. Higher rates of interest indicate greater feasibility.
- Rates of eligibilityScreening
The rates of the number of people who completed the screening and were eligible will help understand the feasibility of the study. Higher rates of eligibility indicate greater feasibility.
- Rates of completionDay 1; Day 1-7; Day 7; Day 7-1 or 3 months; 1 month; 3 months
The rates of the number of people who participated the study and completed each tasks will help understand the feasibility of the study. Higher rates of completion indicate greater feasibility.
- Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) analysis of the audio diariesDay 1-7; Day 7-1 or 3 months
The LIWC program will evaluate and generate reports on the linguistic inquiry and word counts of the audio diary text. Higher word counts indicate greater feasibility.