Diabetes is a global health problem with a high mortality rate. The research indicates low levels of technology use amongst diabetic patients in low socioeconomic environments and minority groups. We posit that the culture of patients is a potential reason for the low adoption and use of technology. However, research on the proliferation of culture at an individual level is limited. Therefore, this paper assessed the influence of culture on mobile application adoption and use amongst diabetic patients in the Cape Flats, South Africa. This study used key constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Hofstede's cultural dimensions. It was analysed using survey data from 439 respondents using purposive sampling. It was found that the dimensions of Hofstede and the Theory of Planned Behaviour can identify how culture influences mobile application adoption of diabetic patients in the geographical Cape Flats area. However, this research indicates a stronger relationship between culture and diabetes self-management activities than culture and the adoption of mobile applications.

翻译：研究显示,低社会经济环境和少数群体糖尿病患者的技术使用水平较低。我们假设,病人的文化是低采用和使用技术的潜在原因。然而,关于个人文化扩散的研究有限。因此,本文件评估了文化对南非开普弗拉茨角糖尿病患者移动应用的采用和使用的影响。这项研究使用了《计划行为理论》和Hofsstede文化层面的关键构思。利用了439个答卷人使用有目的抽样的调查数据进行了分析。发现Hofsstede和《计划行为理论》的层面可以确定文化如何影响开普弗拉茨地区糖尿病患者移动应用的采用。然而,这项研究表明,文化和糖尿病自我管理活动之间的关系比文化和移动应用之间的关系更紧密。