Impact of culture on the adoption of diabetes self-management applications: Cape flats, South Africa
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Date
2021
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ifip
Abstract
Diabetes is a global health problem with a high mortality rate. The research indicates low
levels of technology use amongst diabetic patients in low socioeconomic environments
and minority groups. We posit that the culture of patients is a potential reason for the
low adoption and use of technology. However, research on the proliferation of culture
at an individual level is limited. Therefore, this paper assessed the influence of culture
on mobile application adoption and use amongst diabetic patients in the Cape Flats,
South Africa. This study used key constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour
(TPB) and Hofstedeās cultural dimensions. It was analysed using survey data from 439
respondents using purposive sampling. It was found that the dimensions of Hofstede and
the Theory of Planned Behaviour can identify how culture influences mobile application
adoption of diabetic patients in the geographical Cape Flats area. However, this research
indicates a stronger relationship between culture and diabetes self-management
activities than culture and the adoption of mobile applications.
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Mobile applications, Diabetes, Technology adoption, South Africa, Self-management
Citation
Petersen, F. (2021). Impact of culture on the adoption of diabetes self-management applications: Cape flats, South Africa. Proceedings of the 1st Virtual Conference on Implications of Information and Digital Technologies for Development.