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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2011 Oct 3;31(1):43–50. doi: 10.1037/a0025543

Table 2.

How teens use cell phones for diabetes (N=96).

How often do you use your cell phone to: Mean (SD)
Access online information about diabetes* 1.40 (0.84)
Send a text message about diabetes 2.03 (1.11)
Set a reminder to do something for diabetes 1.95 (1.35)
Call a family member about diabetes 2.55 (1.18)
Talk to a nurse or doctor 1.94 (1.23)

1 = Never, 2 = Once or twice a month, 3 = Once or twice a week, 4 = Almost every day, 5 = Every day;

*

Although all adolescents were asked this question, only 20% reported having Internet access through their phones.