A Pervasive Technology Solution for Diabetes Using Gestational Diabetes as a Model

Authors

Steve Goldberg, INET International CanadaFollow
Indrit Troshani, Business School University of AdelaideFollow
Sally Rao Hill, Business School University of AdelaideFollow
William Hague, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide bill.hague@adelaide.Follow
Nilmini Wickramasinghe, School of Business IT and Logistics RMIT UniversityFollow

Abstract

Diabetes is one of the leading chronic diseases affecting Australians and its prevalence continues to rise. Diabetes is therefore becoming a serious challenge for both the quality of healthcare and expenditure in the Australian healthcare system. The goal of this study is to investigate the development and application of a pervasive wireless technology solution to facilitate the effective management of diabetic patients, using the context of the care of women with gestational diabetes, a form of diabetes that affects up to 8% of pregnant women as a test case. Integral to the success of this solution is the unique software technology developed by INET to enable mobile phones to facilitate superior diabetes self-management.

Recommended Citation

Goldberg, Steve; Troshani, Indrit; Hill, Sally Rao; Hague, William; and Wickramasinghe, Nilmini, "A Pervasive Technology Solution for Diabetes Using Gestational Diabetes as a Model" (2010). AMCIS 2010 Proceedings. 52.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2010/52