...Ramakrishna Dantu; Mohammad Moinul Islam Murad Purpose This study investigates how realized affordances of mobile health technologies influence the relationship between technology use, patient empowerment and well-being in diabetes self-management. Design/methodology/approach The research...

...Gabriel Kojovi Liashiedzi; Florence Elorm Eto; Roger Ayimbillah Atinga; Patience Aseweh Abor Purpose This study examined the determinants of mobile health (M-Health) application, adoption, usage and discontinuation among corporate workers diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes in Ghana...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to assess policy and management of hypertension and diabetes in Ghana. The authors conducted 26 key informant interviews with policy makers, payers, providers...

... organizations. The purpose of this paper is to describe attributes shaping successful and unsuccessful practice transformation within four medical practice groups. Design/methodology/approach As part of a larger study of 25 practices transitioning into a PCMH, the current study focused on diabetes care...

... public and nonprofit agencies trying to work collaboratively to influence local policy and services regarding the prevention of obesity‐related chronic disease, especially diabetes. Embeddedness was measured in three different ways and both confirmed and unconfirmed networks were assessed. Network...

...Penny Rhodes; Andrew Nocon; John Wright; Stephen Harrison Looks at some of the issues raised by patients’ involvment in the research process. Uses the example of a service users’ advisory group established as part of a diabetes service evaluation in the north of England. Key conclusions were...