Usability Evaluation of a Blood Glucose Monitoring System With a Spill-Resistant Vial, Easier Strip Handling, and Connectivity to a Mobile App: Improvement of Patient Convenience and Satisfaction
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Background: Proper management of diabetes mellitus requires regular self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG). This research evaluated the usability of the Accu-Chek® Guide Meter that includes a spill-resistant vial, easier strip handling, and wireless connectivity to a mobile app. Methods: A total of 197 participants were allowed to experience typical blood glucose testing tasks on the Accu-Chek Guide Meter, review data such as last result, patterns, and target percentage on the meter and on the mobile app, and then evaluate their experience through a human factors usability survey. Participants used a 6-point agree/disagree scale to rate 34 market statement questions. Results: The results of a Pearson chi-square proportions test for each of the 34 market statement questions showed a significant difference ( P < .0001) between the disagree responses (1-3) and agree responses (4-6). An overwhelming majority of participants found all aspects of the system, including the test strips, strip vial, and data analysis on the meter and the mobile app, to be a good fit for their lifestyle and to provide a better testing experience. Conclusions: This study found superior usability of the new meter system over the participants’ current meters in both the United States and France.
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Passive data collection makes a more useful and less burdensome diabetes app.
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The Methods describe a meter with wireless connectivity that lets users review blood-glucose data on a mobile app, and the Discussion reports positive responses to the app’s guidance and advice. But the paper does not establish that passive data collection, specifically, makes the app more useful or less burdensome; its usability findings concern the combined meter system and app. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Harvey, C., Koubek, R., Bégat, V., & Jacob, S.
- Affiliations
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Cardio Metabolic Institute, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
- Corresponding author
- Harvey, Craig
- Venue
- Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-07-10
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1136-1141
- ISSN
- 1932-2968 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5032967
- OpenAlex
- W2474586776
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 2.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Usability and User Interface Design
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
- Keywords
- self-monitoring of blood glucose, diabetes mellitus, blood glucose meters, usability, wireless data transmission, human factors
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, France, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reagent Strips, United States, Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring, Patient Satisfaction, Young Adult, Mobile Applications
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