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Table 1 The key themes from the interview guide

From: Users’ acceptability of a mobile application for persons with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study

Themes

Descriptions

Primary themes

Satisfaction with, or accept of the use of the mobile app for diabetes self-management

Communication with health-care personnel about the app

Specific themes

User experience of the app and its different elements

Value of the app to the user

Influence of the app in effecting self-management

Effectiveness of the app in improving knowledge of diabetes

Efficacy of the app enhancing user independence

Strength and weaknesses of the app

Advantages and disadvantages of using the app

The extent to which the app was to liaise with general practitioners and others, and the degree to which data were shared or discussed

The effectiveness of the technology in general

Use of the study mobile phone as their ordinary phone

Additional themes

The extent to which the participants experienced that their health improved during the study

The future of the app and its potential to manage diabetes

The identification of participants to target who would most benefit from use of the app

Whether or not the individual right to privacy was upheld during the study