The Work of Being a Patient With Diabetes: Data Collection Via a Smartphone Application

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Other: none, observational study

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02714660

15-005767

Details and patient eligibility

About

This mixed methods study aims to answer the question: "What is the work of being a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus?" .

Full description

This study will describe how much time persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus spend on health management and the burden they experience from these activities.

Enrollment: 162 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• receiving medical care at Mayo Clinic endocrine subspecialty clinic
• diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

Exclusion criteria

• unable to provide consent
• patients who reside in an extended care of intermediate care facility

Trial design

162 participants in 1 patient group

Participants with Type 2 Diabetes

Description:

Adults with type 2 diabetes will be enrolled in this mixed methods observational study.

Treatment:

Other: none, observational study