Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of a childhood diabetes self-care support system at a diabetes camp. This study was designed to verify the timely sharing of information between health professionals during the camp and the efficacy of the system as an educational tool. The subjects of this study were 22 health professionals. Using a tablet assigned, the health professionals accessed a specialized homepage to view data portrayed in a graph format and to conduct educational intervention, such as input feedback comments about daily blood glucose control. The results of a questionnaire survey conducted after using the system suggested that the tool was useful for data sharing, utilization in meetings, and educational intervention. The reasons of positive appraisal included availability of enough information regarding blood glucose and insulin and visibility of the graph screen display. However, the system requires further improvement. Issues that still need to be addressed in the future include improvement for data transmission environment, access rapidity, securing a sufficient number of tablets, and verification of the effects of long-term use.
