Appropriation of Mobile Health for Diabetes Self-Management: Lessons From Two Qualitative Studies

摘要

BackgroundTo achieve clarity on mobile health’s (mHealth’s) potential in the diabetes context, it is necessary to understand potential users’ needs and expectations, as well as the factors determining their mHealth use. Recently, a few studies have examined the user perspective in the mHealth context, but their explanatory value is constrained because of their limitation to adoption factors.