The Senior Digital Divide: Accessible Technology Design for Diabetes Management
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Bondu, Muni Tanmayi
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Over 96 million American adults have diabetes. If untreated, diabetes can lead to complications such as foot amputations. Lower-resourced communities are more likely to have more frequent and severe diabetes complications such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). In this paper, we examine seniors’ ability to understand a mobile application to monitor foot health. The application was tested with older adults in two different communities in a southern US state. Participants were eligible if they had type 2 diabetes or if they were caretakers of those diagnosed. Major findings were that many did not understand the icons in the application, were frustrated in not being familiar with modern technology, and expressed interest in having a walkthrough of the application to facilitate understanding. Our findings show results that can be useful to other researchers working in the chronic care management space with senior citizens.
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