A study by the University of Waterloo, has been published recently in the digital edition of the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology and confirms that the lack of confidence in diabetes technology is especially in the elderly, but not onlyIn them.
For example, authors say that even though more than 90% of study participants own a computer and most of them have Internet access every day, only 18% use a mobile application to control their diabetes.
It is an obvious example that the use of apps is still scarce in people with diabetes.
For Professor Peter Hall, the main author of the article, what exists is a lack of total confidence in these technologies "this fall in trust was reflected in a corresponding decrease in the intentions of using technology in the near future."
It is curious that this fear for technology or distrust there is because studies related to the issue show that people who use smartphones and web applications to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes, follow the recommendations of their doctors much more and achieve positive changes in theirhealth.
Hall says that he hopes that the research team can find ways "to encourage the adoption of these new self -management tools, even among those older adults who are not considered especially knowledgeable of technology."