Self-management: diabetes care is getting social

Frey, Erika F J; Bonfiglioli, Catriona; Frawley, Jane

doi:10.1136/bmj.n1333

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“…Additionally, sharing health information is positively associated with behavioral intentions to follow health recommendations ( 9 ). It is well established that the DOC is a environment for peer support disease management support ( 10 ). Although we know about peer health information seeking and its benefits, and the way the DOC is set up would lend itself nicely to peer information seeking, no one has yet examined peer health information seeking in the DOC before.…”

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Seeking Health Information and Social Support in the Diabetes Online Community

Hughes

Heydarian

Gerardo

et al. 2021

Front. Clin. Diabetes Healthc.

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PurposePeople with type 1 diabetes (T1D) search for health information online in the Diabetes Online Community (DOC), where individuals with diabetes, researchers and caregivers post and respond to health questions. The aims of this study were 1) to understand how people with T1D are seeking health information and engaging in health behaviors in the DOC, and 2) develop a measure of online health information seeking in adults with T1D.Research MethodNinety-five adults with T1D completed qualitative prompts online.ResultsThemes that emerged in this study included sense of community, and multiple types of social support that are necessary in disease management.ConclusionsThis study used qualitative methods to develop a valid scale tailored for adults with T1D. Future research should seek to collect additional data to bolster validity and reliability.

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confidence: 99%