Designing and Validation of Mobile-based Instruction Model For Diabetes Self-care

This study sought to design and validate a mobile-based education model for self-care in diabetic patients.
To accomplish the objectives of the research, a mixed method research was used. In the qualitative section, to obtain an educational design model, an inductive content analysis was performed. In addition, in the quantitative part, for internal validity, the experts’ judgment using a questionnaire survey method was used. In order to select the articles for the content analysis in the qualitative part, the keywords were first specified for searching the articles. In the qualitative section, the statistical population consisted of all the articles downloaded from related databases such as Science Direct, Proquest, and Ebsco during the period from 1990 to 2016. In the quantitative section, 20 experts in educational technology, mobile education, medical education and e-learning planning were asked for their judgment. In this research, a purposeful sampling method was used. The sample size included 40 articles and content analysis unit in this study was the theme.
According to the content analysis performed on the text of 40 articles, 7 classes were obtained as follows: analysis, goal setting, content design, electronic contentdevelopment,mobileinstrumentselection,educationaldesign and implementation, and evaluation. Finally, the results of all content analyses on the articles were presented as a model. Also, the results of internal validation according to the expert's judgment indicated that the educational model provided on the basis of mobile learning enjoys a good validity and has the effectiveness required for educating diabetic patients.
Given the obtained results, it is suggested that the administrators use mobile-based learning in the empowerment and self-care of diabetic patients due to its facilitation for access.