Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics and comfort with technology survey responses among focus group participants (n=12).
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Values | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 62.5 (5.6) | ||
| HbA1ca, mean (SD) | 7.95 (0.8) | ||
| Female, n (%) | 8 (67) | ||
| Employed, n (%) | 4 (33) | ||
| Retired, n (%) | 4 (33) | ||
| Annual income <US $25,000, n (%) | 7 (58) | ||
| Hispanic, n (%) | 7 (58) | ||
| Race, n (%) | |||
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White | 5 (42) | |
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Black | 3 (25) | |
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Asian | 1 (8) | |
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Other | 4 (25) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
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Less than high school | 1 (8) | |
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High school degree | 4 (3) | |
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Some college | 2 (17) | |
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College degree | 5 (42) | |
| Technology survey, n (%) | |||
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Currently uses text messaging | 7 (58) | |
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Has an unlimited text messaging plan | 12 (100) | |
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Always has mobile phone with them | 9 (75) | |
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Comfortable downloading apps on their mobile phone | 7 (58) | |
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Comfortable receiving and responding to text messages about T2Db | 8 (67) | |
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Interested in using mobile phone to help keep track of T2D | 7 (58) | |
| Challenges to tracking T2D on mobile phone, n (%) | |||
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Cost of receiving messages | 2 (17) | |
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Unreliable internet access | 1 (8) | |
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Do not use mobile phone regularly | 3 (25) | |
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Unsure of benefit | 4 (33) | |
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Concerns about privacy and security | 2 (17) | |
aHbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.
bT2D: type 2 diabetes.