Developing and Evaluating the DiabetesXcel Mobile Application for Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Ashley A. Berlot, Phillip S. Chen, Savneet Kaur, Wenzhu Mowrey, Lakshmi Priyanka Mahali, Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Ladan Golestaneh, Sunit P. Jariwala

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Abstract

The authors trialed a mobile application, DiabetesXcel, which included type 2 diabetes–focused educational videos and modules, in 50 adults of Bronx, NY, a region with a high prevalence of diabetes and diabetes complications. From baseline to 4 months and from baseline to 6 months, there was significantly improved quality of life, self-management, knowledge, self-efficacy, depression, A1C, and LDL cholesterol among those who used DiabetesXcel. There was also a significant decrease in diabetes-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions from baseline to 6 months. This study demonstrates that DiabetesXcel could be beneficial for type 2 diabetes management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)232-242
Number of pages11
JournalClinical Diabetes
Volume42
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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