Published on in Vol 14 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76699, first published .
Real-World Long-Term Engagement With a Mobile App Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China (SMARTDiabetes): Mixed Methods Study

Real-World Long-Term Engagement With a Mobile App Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China (SMARTDiabetes): Mixed Methods Study

Real-World Long-Term Engagement With a Mobile App Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China (SMARTDiabetes): Mixed Methods Study

Xuanchen Tao   1, 2 , PhD ;   David Peiris   1 , PhD ;   Yuxia Ma   3, 4 , PhD ;   Yaoshen Zhang   5 ;   Hongyi Song   6 , MSc ;   Limin Mao   7 , PhD ;   Puhong Zhang   1, 8 , PhD

1 The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

2 Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

3 School of Public Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China

4 Hebei Key Laboratory of Environment and Human Health, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China

5 Luquan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China

6 The George Institute for Global Health, Beijing, China

7 Center for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

8 Beijing Physical Examination Center, Beijing, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Puhong Zhang, PhD
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