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Adolescents' participation in their healthcare: A sociomaterial investigation of a diabetes app.

Loni LeddererAnne MøllerAntoinette Fage-Butler
Published in: Digital health (2019)
The participants in our study highlighted the value of social platforms integrated in health apps for patient participation, as well as their preference for health app features that reduced the effort of managing their chronic condition and facilitate greater knowledge. Theories of sociomateriality and material participation helped to account for the challenges of integrating users' perspectives, suggesting the value of early, comprehensive identification and prioritization of users' values when developing mobile health technologies.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • young adults
  • health information
  • cardiovascular disease
  • case report
  • metabolic syndrome
  • health promotion
  • skeletal muscle