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April 8, 2026Ethnicity and Health0 citations

Managing diabetes across borders and screens: mHealth use among older late-life South Asian migrants in the United States

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SSShwadhin SharmaAKAnita Khadka

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how mHealth can support diabetes management for older South Asian migrants in the U.S.
  • Qualitative analysis of older South Asian migrants' experiences with digital health tools.
  • Assessment of barriers to mHealth use, including language and cultural factors.
  • Evaluation of existing mHealth interventions for cultural alignment and accessibility.
  • Older South Asian migrants show interest in mHealth but face systemic barriers.
  • Effective mHealth interventions require cultural and linguistic adaptation.
  • Policy support is essential to enhance the uptake of digital health among this population.

Abstract

Older South Asian migrants are not disinterested in digital health; rather, they are systemically excluded. For mHealth to meaningfully support diabetes self-management, tools and systems must be designed with linguistic access, cultural alignment, and policy-level support in mind. Findings underscore the need for culturally tailored, relationally supported, and digitally inclusive interventions that affirm the everyday realities of aging immigrant populations.

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Sharma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5f00974eaea4b11a79818https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2026.2655621
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