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Healthcare providers in resource-limited settings demonstrate high acceptance and readiness to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management, driven primarily by perceived usefulness, ease of use, and prior digital health exposure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

Assess healthcare providers’ intention to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management and identify predictors of this intention.

August 8, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Intention of Healthcare Providers to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management in public health centres

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RTRobel TezeraAddis Ababa University MRMokholelana M. RamukumbaUniversity of South Africa

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Randomized trial shows high acceptance of mHealth for diabetes management in healthcare providers, suggesting enhanced implementation strategies are needed.

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Assess healthcare providers’ intention to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management and identify predictors of this intention.
Facility-based analytic cross-sectional survey among 272 healthcare providers in public health centres
Data collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire
Analysis with descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, SEM, and multiple linear regression
High behavioral intention to use mHealth (mean = 4.44/5)
Perceived usefulness significantly influenced intention (β = 0.60, p < 0.001)
Prior exposure to eHealth/mHealth courses and positive attitudes were significant predictors (R² = 0.59)

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Tezera et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76f486f12abadc798166b2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15263-x

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August 8, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Intention of Healthcare Providers to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management in public health centres

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Authors

RTRobel TezeraAddis Ababa University MRMokholelana M. RamukumbaUniversity of South Africa

Discussion

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Overview

Randomized trial shows high acceptance of mHealth for diabetes management in healthcare providers, suggesting enhanced implementation strategies are needed.

Key Points

Assess healthcare providers’ intention to use mHealth for type 2 diabetes management and identify predictors of this intention.
Facility-based analytic cross-sectional survey among 272 healthcare providers in public health centres
Data collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire
Analysis with descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, SEM, and multiple linear regression
High behavioral intention to use mHealth (mean = 4.44/5)
Perceived usefulness significantly influenced intention (β = 0.60, p < 0.001)
Prior exposure to eHealth/mHealth courses and positive attitudes were significant predictors (R² = 0.59)

Cite This Study

Tezera et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76f486f12abadc798166b2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15263-x

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