%0 Journal Article
%T MyDiaText£¿: Feasibililty and Functionality of a Text Messaging System for Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
%A Jennifer Dougherty
%A Kathleen A. Montgomery
%A Kelly Lord
%A Lorraine E. Levitt Katz
%A Reid Simon
%A Tara Kaushal
%A Terri H. Lipman
%J The Diabetes Educator
%@ 1554-6063
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0145721719837895
%X The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and functionality of MyDiaText£¿, a website and text messaging platform created to support behavior change in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and to evaluate user satisfaction of the application. This study was a nonrandomized, prospective, pilot trial to test the feasibility and user interface with MyDiaText, a text message system for 10- to 17-year-old youths with newly diagnosed T1DM. Feasibility was evaluated by assessing for the user¡¯s ability to create a profile on the website. Functionality was defined by assessing whether a subject responded to at least 2 text messages per week and by their accumulating points on the website. User satisfaction of the text messaging system was assessed using an electronic survey. The 4 phases of this study were community engagement¡ªadvisory sessions, screening and enrollment, intervention, and follow-up. Twenty subjects (14 male, 6 female) were enrolled. All subjects were able to create a profile, and of these, 86% responded to at least 2 text messages per week. A survey administered during follow-up showed that users enjoyed reading text messages, found them useful, and thought the frequency of messages was appropriate. MyDiaText is a feasible, functional behavioral support tool for youth with T1DM. Users of the application reported high satisfaction with text messages and the reward system
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0145721719837895