A qualitative study of users' experiences after 3 months: the first Rwandan diabetes self-management Smartphone application "Kir'App"

Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Claudine B KabezaPatrick Timpel

Abstract

Owing to the increasing popularity of smartphones in Rwanda, almost 75% of the entire population currently has access to the internet. Although it has been shown that smartphone applications can support diabetes self-management, there was no diabetes self-management application available in Rwanda until April 2019. Based on the findings of a prior study assessing the needs and expectations of potential users, 'Kir'App' was developed to fill that void. The aim of this study was to evaluate users' experiences after 3 months of use of the first Kir'App prototype. The participants of the previous study were recruited to take part in the current study. Semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted. Findings were analysed thematically using Mayring's method of qualitative content analysis. Both deductive and inductive approaches were used to analyse transcripts according to the original categories and subcategories of the previous study. A total of 14 people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes participated in the study. Age of participants ranged from 19 to 70 years, with a mean age of 34.4 years. Seven of the eight original themes and one additional theme were subjoined: diabetes education and desired informati...Continue Reading

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