title: A multi-method pilot evaluation of an online diabetes exercise system.
abstract: The American Diabetes Association and The European Association of The Study of Diabetes recommend people with Type 2 diabetes to do moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise for 150 min per week to avoid late diabetic complications. However, most people with diabetes do not follow the recommendation. Consumer health information technology (CHIT) might play a role in supporting behavior changes that promote health and well-being. A CHIT prototype of an online diabetes exercise system, which contained the newest research of low volume high-intensity interval training (HIT), was developed. To test the system we used a multi-method pilot evaluation that includes; interviews, paper prototyping, heuristic evaluation, and test with patients. The patients expressed satisfaction with HIT and appreciated that the system was web-based. The findings from this pilot study inspire to further development and evaluation of online CHIT systems to diabetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaarup
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ole K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Hejlesen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface