Pinoy Diabetes Diaries (PIDD): A Diabetes Mobile Application Tailored for Filipinos
Document Types
Poster Presentation
Research Advisor (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
Amy U. Aclan Cladys M. Falcunaya
Abstract/Executive Summary
Diabetes continues to be a severe problem in the Philippines as it becomes the sixth leading cause of mortality in the country, with a 52.9% increase in the number of deaths over ten years (IHME, 2019). Several diabetes applications were developed to help ease this epidemic, but none could support the Filipino diet. Thus, a more comprehensive, Filipino-centered mobile application was developed and tested. It contains blood sugar level, carbohydrate intake, medicine intake, weight, and physical activity management features. The application is fully functional, and all of the planned features were included. Moreover, the application gained an average score of 3.96 out of 5 from Filipino diabetic beta testers; this may imply that the testers found the application to be usable, functional, efficient, and effective in lifestyle and diabetes management. The developed application can potentially support diabetic Filipino patients' health management and the regulation of the diabetes issue in the Philippines. Since it can also record the patients’ information accurately, the medical professionals can have more credible data to examine during consultations.
Keywords
diabetes; mHealth application; lifestyle management; blood sugar level; food intake
Research Theme (for Paper Presentation and Poster Presentation submissions only)
Food, Nutrition, and Health (FNH)
Pinoy Diabetes Diaries (PIDD): A Diabetes Mobile Application Tailored for Filipinos
Diabetes continues to be a severe problem in the Philippines as it becomes the sixth leading cause of mortality in the country, with a 52.9% increase in the number of deaths over ten years (IHME, 2019). Several diabetes applications were developed to help ease this epidemic, but none could support the Filipino diet. Thus, a more comprehensive, Filipino-centered mobile application was developed and tested. It contains blood sugar level, carbohydrate intake, medicine intake, weight, and physical activity management features. The application is fully functional, and all of the planned features were included. Moreover, the application gained an average score of 3.96 out of 5 from Filipino diabetic beta testers; this may imply that the testers found the application to be usable, functional, efficient, and effective in lifestyle and diabetes management. The developed application can potentially support diabetic Filipino patients' health management and the regulation of the diabetes issue in the Philippines. Since it can also record the patients’ information accurately, the medical professionals can have more credible data to examine during consultations.
