Title :
Understanding the needs of low SES patients with type 2 diabetes
Author :
Barnes, P. ; Caine, Kelly ; Connelly, Kay ; Siek, Katie
Author_Institution :
Public Health, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN, USA
Abstract :
This work-in-progress reports preliminary results of an interview study (n=5) with low SES, rural patients with type 2 diabetes. The paper presents 3 themes and associated design suggestions relating to the high-prevalence of comorbidities, the importance of external support, and the different stages a patient may be in with respect to making lifestyle changes.
Keywords :
diseases; medical computing; patient monitoring; comorbidities; design suggestions; lifestyle changes; low SES patients; patient; rural patients; type 2 diabetes; Diabetes; Educational institutions; Sociology; Statistics; Type 2 diabetes; chronic disease; diabetes self-management practices; low SES; qualitative research; rural communities;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2013 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0296-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-936968-80-0
