Design of an mHealth App for the Self-management of Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Design of an mHealth App for the Self-management of Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Design of an mHealth App for the Self-management of Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study

Joseph A Cafazzo   1, 2, 3 , PEng, MHSc, PhD ;   Mark Casselman   1 , MSc ;   Nathaniel Hamming   1 , PEng, MHSc ;   Debra K Katzman   4, 5 , MD, FRCPC ;   Mark R Palmert   5, 6 , MD, PhD

1 Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

3 Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

5 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

6 Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Joseph A Cafazzo, PEng, MHSc, PhD
  • Centre for Global eHealth Innovation
  • Techna Institute
  • University Health Network
  • Toronto General Hospital, R Fraser Elliott Building, 4th Floor
  • 190 Elizabeth Street
  • Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4
  • Canada
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  • Fax: 1 416-340-4955
  • Email: joe.cafazzo@uhn.ca