User Preferences Related to Multimedia Elements of a Mobile Application to Prevent Diabetes.

Objectives: To understand user preferences related to the characteristics of an application that promotes and provides education on healthy habits to correctly design multimedia elements.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive qualitative study with a hermeneutical strategy, which gathered information using well-researched questions that were posed to focus groups consisting of 32 participants. These participants were asked for opinions related to multimedia elements to display educational messages about physical activity and healthy eating in a mobile application.