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Powell, John, Jennings, Amy, Armstrong, Natalie, Sturt, Jackie and Dale, Jeremy (2009) Pilot study of a virtual diabetes clinic : satisfaction and usability. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Vol.15 (No.3). pp. 150-152. doi:10.1258/jtt.2009.003014
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jtt.2009.003014
Abstract
We developed a virtual clinic to assist patients who use insulin pumps in the management of their diabetes. The virtual clinic offered access to information, communication with health professionals and interaction with peers. Seventeen patients were recruited from three hospital clinics. Participants completed questionnaires before and after using the clinic for a six-month period. Usage was initially high but then declined. In the first two months 1691 page-views were recorded, but in the final two months only 355 page-views were registered. Users found participation reassuring. They rated peer interaction as the most desirable and the most useful of the features available. Using an Internet-based clinic to support the self-management of diabetes is feasible and acceptable to patients.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Diabetes clinics, Internet in medicine -- Evaluation, Patient satisfaction | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare | ||||
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1357-633X | ||||
| Official Date: | April 2009 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.15 | ||||
| Number: | No.3 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 3 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 150-152 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1258/jtt.2009.003014 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Version or Related Resource: | Presented at Telemedicine and eHealth Conference Tromso, Norway, June 09-11, 2008. | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference |
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