An ICT-Based Diabetes Management System Tested for Health Care Delivery in the African Context
Joint Authors
Vikandy, Mambo
Kitero, Joël
Takenga, Claude
Berndt, Rolf-Dietrich
Musongya, Olivier
Molo, Kakule
Kazingufu, Basile
Katoke, Remi
Meni, Malikwisha
Takenga, Henri
Source
International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The demand for new healthcare services is growing rapidly.
Improving accessibility of the African population to diabetes care seems to be a big challenge in most countries where the number of care centers and medical staff is reduced.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have great potential to address some of these challenges faced by several countries in providing accessible, cost-effective, and high-quality health care services.
This paper presents the Mobil Diab system which is a telemedical approach proposed for the management of long-term diseases.
The system applies modern mobile and web technologies which overcome geographical barriers, and increase access to health care services.
The idea of the system is to involve patients in the therapy process and motivate them for an active participation.
For validation of the system in African context, a trial was conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
40 Subjects with diabetes divided randomly into control and intervention groups were included in the test.
Results show that Mobil Diab is suitable for African countries and presents a number of benefits for the population and public health care system.
It improves clinical management and delivery of diabetes care services by enhancing access, quality, motivation, reassurance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takenga, Claude& Berndt, Rolf-Dietrich& Musongya, Olivier& Kitero, Joël& Katoke, Remi& Molo, Kakule…[et al.]. 2014. An ICT-Based Diabetes Management System Tested for Health Care Delivery in the African Context. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takenga, Claude…[et al.]. An ICT-Based Diabetes Management System Tested for Health Care Delivery in the African Context. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Takenga, Claude& Berndt, Rolf-Dietrich& Musongya, Olivier& Kitero, Joël& Katoke, Remi& Molo, Kakule…[et al.]. An ICT-Based Diabetes Management System Tested for Health Care Delivery in the African Context. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472245
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472245