Design and Usability of an Avatar-Based Learning Program to Support Diabetes Education: Quality Improvement Study in Colombia.

Journal: Journal of diabetes science and technology
PMID: 36377096

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This quality improvement study, entitled Avatar-Based LEarning for Diabetes Optimal Control (ABLEDOC), explored the feasibility of delivering an educational program to people with diabetes in Colombia. The aim was to discover how this approach could be used to improve awareness and understanding of the condition, the effects of treatment, and strategies for effective management of blood-glucose control.

Authors

  • Emma Bishop
    Cognitant Group, Oxford, UK.
  • Daisy Allington
    Cognitant Group, Oxford, UK.
  • Tim Ringrose
    Cognitant Group, Oxford, UK.
  • Clare Martin
    Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1HX, United Kingdom.
  • Arantza Aldea
    Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom. Electronic address: aaldea@brookes.ac.uk.
  • Maira García-Jaramillo
    Faculty of Engineering, Universidad EAN, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Fabian León-Vargas
    Faculty of Mechanical, Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Yenny Leal
    Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain.
  • Diana Henao
    Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Ana Maria Gómez
    Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.

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