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Project

Developing an M-health intervention for type 2 diabetics: a better understanding of how and for whom this technology can work.
Information
Project Team
Outputs and Outcomes
Code
3F018315
Duration
01 October 2015 → 30 September 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Health psychology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Epidemiology
    • Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
Keywords
mediators type 2 diabetes moderators intervention M-health Self Determination Theory
 
Project description

Within this research project a mobile intervention will be developed for type 2 diabetics. This intervention will be based on the Self Determination Theory and will motivate them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Besides investigating how the intervention influences patients’ health behaviors, mediating and moderating variables will also be identified.