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Using Mobile Technology to Enhance Pediatric Diabetes Care Management

Authors:
Robert Rosati
David Russell
Joann Ahrens

Keywords: mobile technology; home health care; pediatric diabetes; evaluation

Abstract:
Pediatric diabetes is an increasingly prevalent public health problem, especially among low-income and minority populations. In an effort to address disparities in care management among inner-city adolescents with diabetes, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York developed a two-year intervention program that combines structured education and lifestyle visits by a diabetes educator with a mobile technology application. This paper provides an overview of the program and describes the design of an evaluation study to assess outcomes among clients who complete the program. The evaluation study employs data collected through the mobile technology devices and a clinical website portal where the diabetes educator records demographic information, clinical characteristics, and service utilization.

Pages: 146 to 149

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: February 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-119-9

Location: Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Dates: from February 23, 2011 to February 28, 2011