en <div style=text-align: justify;><span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> One of the most common types of diabetes is type 2 diabetes (T2D). Self-management can play a significant role in controlling the disease. The positive effects of mobile health (m-Health) applications on self-care and knowledge enhancement among patients with diabetes have been established. This study was conducted to investigate the e-Health literacy of patients with T2D in using self-care m-Health applications in Kerman City in 2023.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Instrument & </span></span></span></b><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Methods:</span></span></span></b> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023. Patients referred to a selected clinic in Kerman City were the research population of this study. A total of 198 patients were included in the study using available sampling and the questionnaire was distributed among them. Frequency, mean, and standard deviation were used to describe the data. Analytical statistical methods such as Mann-Whitney were also employed.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> 188 individuals participated in this research, of which 103 (54.8%) were men and the rest were women. The average age of the participants in the research was 50.17±12.91 years. The average health literacy score of the participants in the study was 24.75±9.04. Among the patients, only 39 participants used diabetes applications to manage their disease and 33 patients (82.5%) reported the daily blood glucose level monitoring feature as the most useful feature of the application.<span style=background:white></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The participants have a low level of e-health literacy</span></span></span>. <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=line-height:107%><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>About one-third of patients use diabetes applications to control their disease. The most helpful component of the studied apps is the daily blood glucose level report.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> </div> Literacy,e-Health Literacy,m-Health,Diabetes, 341 346 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-83541-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 Z. Karbasi 1003194753284600332978 1003194753284600332978 Yes Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran M. Ram 1003194753284600332979 1003194753284600332979 No Faculty of Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran S. Hajesmaeel Gohari 1003194753284600332980 1003194753284600332980 No Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran A. Sabahi 1003194753284600332981 1003194753284600332981 No Department of Health Information Technology, Ferdows Faculty of Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran