The POWER2DM SDMD
SDMD
The SDMD is a tool for healthcare professionals and individuals to use together during clinical consultations. It provides a visual overview of medical, behavioural and psychological data gathered by the individual. These data may be manually entered into the mobile app, such as blood glucose values, carbohydrate intake or exercise, or collected by connected wearables that were provided to participants as part of the intervention. Physical activity was measured using a Fitbit Charge 2 (Fitbit Health Solutions, USA), blood glucose values were measured using an iHealth BG5 glucometer (iHealthlabs, Australia), and interstitial glucose values were measured using blinded (Freestyle Libre Pro) or unblinded (Freestyle Libre) continuous glucose monitoring devices (Abbott Laboratories, USA). The structured visual data overview in the SDMD aims to help individuals and healthcare professionals to obtain valuable insights about the individuals’ situation and reveal potential targets for improvement. Furthermore, the SDMD automatically identifies potential barriers to self-management based on behavioural data entered in the mobile app and the outcomes of questionnaires that the participants filled in during study visits.