MobiDiabet: Mobile Telemonitoring System for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)

Anakaren Alcala Juárez,Saúl Eduardo Pomares Hernández,Liliana Ovando Diego,Eduardo López Domínguez,Saúl Domínguez Isidro,Yesenia Hernández Velázquez,María Auxilio Medina Nieto,Olivia Hernández Sánchez,Jorge De La Calleja,Manuel Alejandro Hernández Villegas

doi:10.3390/app10228036

Abstract

According to the International Diabetes Federation, in 2019, approximately 416.7 million people worldwide suffered from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). T2DM is a chronic degenerative disease of long term and slow progression. This condition requires a strict follow-up by physicians and nutritionists, combined with rigorous adherence to treatment by the patient to avoid possible complications. In this context, this paper describes the analysis, design, development, and preliminary usability assessment of a telemonitoring system focused on the monitoring, control, and remote nutritional therapy of people with T2DM. The proposed system comprises two mobile web applications, one focused on the patient and another oriented to physicians and nutritionists. The central services that our system provides to the patient and health personnel are: generate risk alerts; consult food menu options; receive recommendations; consult results of the food intake frequency questionnaire; patient history management; record anthropometry of patients, and review health education material. We carry out a preliminary usability assessment of our system based on a field study with four physicians, two nutritionists, and seven patients with T2DM. Based on the obtained results, our telemonitoring system shows a satisfactory/favorable opinion in terms of usability from the users’ perspective.

Highlights

Considering data from countries reported by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in2019, 463 million people had diabetes, of which 90% had type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1].In México, the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) reports a prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus of 9.4%
In this work, the analysis, design, development, and preliminary usability assessment of a telemonitoring system focused on the monitoring, control, and remote nutritional therapy of people with T2DM is presented
The patient’s mobile web application provides the following services: record glucose data; generation of risk alerts; choose several food menu options provided by the nutritionist; consult food equivalent to those suggested; receive and/or consult recommendations made by the nutritionist; review results of laboratory studies; consult health education material, and answer the food intake frequency questionnaire

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Introduction

Considering data from countries reported by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in2019, 463 million people had diabetes, of which 90% had type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1].In México, the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) reports a prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus of 9.4%. Considering data from countries reported by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in. 2019, 463 million people had diabetes, of which 90% had type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1]. In México, the 2016 National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT) reports a prevalence of previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus of 9.4%.

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