Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of health care providers questionnaire (n-20).

Characteristics		Value, n (%)
Occupation
	Dietitian	10 (50)
	Physician	6 (30)
	Health educator	4 (20)
Gender
	Male	6 (30)
	Female	14 (70)
Age group (years)
	20-29	4 (20)
	30-39	6 (30)
	40-49	8 (40)
	50-59	2 (10)
Hospital
	King Khalid University Hospital	10 (50)
	King Abdulaziz University Hospital	10 (50)
What are the most impactful intervention techniques you used in your clinic for patients with prediabetes?
	Medication and healthy diet plan	1 (5)
	Medication, healthy diet plan, and physical exercise plan	12 (60)
	Healthy diet plan and physical exercise plan	7 (35)
Do you or any of your team members communicate with patients remotely? If so, by what means?
	No	7 (35)
	Yes	13 (65)
	Phone call	8 (62)
	Text messages	4 (31)
	Emails	1 (8)
Health care provider perceptions of mobile health technologies
	No, I do not believe it can help them	0 (0)
	Not sure if it can help them	3 (15)
	Yes, I believe it can help them	17 (85)
Barriers or challenges facing the current interventions for prediabetic patients to prevent diabetes
	Adherence to healthy diet and physical activity plans	10 (50)
	Lack of awareness	8 (40)
	Loss of follow-up	7 (35)
	Lack of motivation	5 (25)
	Cultural barriers	4 (20)