Frøisland Dag Helge, Årsand Eirik
Paediatric Department, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway Research Centre for Child and Youth Competence Development, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, Norway
Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway Department of Computer Science, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2015 May;9(3):541-8. doi: 10.1177/1932296815576956. Epub 2015 Apr 21.
The goal of modern diabetes treatment is to a large extent focused on self-management to achieve and maintain a healthy, low HbA1c. Despite all new technical diabetes tools and support, including advanced blood glucose meters and insulin delivery systems, diabetes patients still struggle to achieve international treatment goals, that is, HbA1c < 7.5 in children and adolescents. In this study we developed and tested a mobile-phone-based tool to capture and visualize adolescents' food intake. Our aim was to affect understanding of carbohydrate counting and also to facilitate doctor-adolescent communication with regard to daily treatment. Furthermore, we wanted to evaluate the effect of the designed tool with regard to empowerment, self-efficacy, and self-treatment. The study concludes that implementing a visualization tool is an important contribution for young people to understand the basics of diabetes and to empower young people to define their treatment challenges. By capturing a picture of their own food, the person's own feeling of being in charge can be affected and better self-treatment achieved.
现代糖尿病治疗的目标在很大程度上聚焦于自我管理，以实现并维持健康的低糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）水平。尽管有包括先进血糖仪和胰岛素输送系统在内的所有新型糖尿病技术工具及支持，但糖尿病患者仍难以实现国际治疗目标，即儿童和青少年的HbA1c<7.5。在本研究中，我们开发并测试了一种基于手机的工具，用于记录和可视化青少年的食物摄入量。我们的目的是影响对碳水化合物计数的理解，并促进医生与青少年在日常治疗方面的沟通。此外，我们想评估所设计工具在增强权能、自我效能和自我治疗方面的效果。该研究得出结论，实施一种可视化工具对年轻人理解糖尿病基础知识以及增强年轻人应对其治疗挑战的能力而言是一项重要贡献。通过拍摄自己食物的照片，可以影响个人的自主感，并实现更好的自我治疗。
