Study on Development and Evaluation of Mobile App "Health Care Ceo" for Patients with Type 1 Diabetics Aged 16-25

Sixteen to twenty-five year-old patients with type 1 diabetes face multiple shifts in their career and development, and is one of the periods when they are confronted with the greatest life pressure. Moreover, the control of disease has been getting worse during, which can lead to early occurrence of complications and an increase in the frequency of disease-related hospitalization, as well as negatively affect their quality of life. Providing patients with intervention measures to meet their healthcare needs can reduce the impact during the transition period. We are lacking the concerning research in domestic study. Therefore, we will use three stage design to understand transitional healthcare needs, and then to development and evaluation of mobile APP for patients with type 1 diabetes aged 16-25.At first stage, Delphi method will be used to establish the priority and consensus of transitional health care needs in patient with type 1 diabetes. The second stage, results of first-stage study will be used in the design and development of mobile APP "Health Care Chief Executive Officer (Health Care CEO)," as a transitional intervention. In the third stage, randomize-control experimental method will be employed. The subjects will be divided randomly into experimental group or control group and then compared the outcome of the two groups, in disease control, confidence in self-management, self-care behaviors, emotional disturbance, and quality of life after six months, thereby evaluating the intervention of "Health Care CEO." The findings will provide as important references for clinical practice.

Project ID:PC10708-1057
External Project ID:MOST107-2314-B182-069