Development of Diabetes Mobile Application

Development of Diabetes Mobile Application "MyD App" To Improve Patient's Knowledge, Compliance and Control: An Interventional Study Among Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Kedah, Malaysia

this study is to measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving patient's knowledge, compliance and diabetes control among uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus mellitus patients in Kedah

Specific Objective

1. To develop and validate a diabetes mobile-app (MyD-App) for patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
2. To measure the effectiveness of a diabetes mobile application for improving knowledge, compliance and control using the newly developed and validated MyD-App among patients with uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Hypothesis

1. There is an increased in patient's knowledge on diabetes after MyD-App usage.
2. There is an increased in patient's compliance on medication and treatment after MyD-App usage.
3. There is a diabetes control improvement (HbA1C < 6.5% or HbA1C reduction ≥ 1%) among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in Kedah after MyD-App usage.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-80 years old
• Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus by a registered medical doctor.
• Registered and actively follow up in the health clinics at selected districts. (actively follow up: follow up at the clinic for at least once in a year).
• Own a smartphone with the Android platform.
• HbA1C >7%

Exclusion Criteria:

• GDM
• Illiterate
• Anemia / Thalassemia
• Not agree to be the sample for the study