School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-27-2021
Abstract
Purpose: People 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 Method: Ninety-five adults with T1D completed qualitative prompts online.
Results: Themes that emerged in this study included sense of community, and multiple types of social support that are necessary in disease management.
Conclusions: This 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.
Recommended Citation
Hughes, A., Heydarian, N., Gerardo, D., Solis, I., & Morera, O. (2021). Seeking health information and social support in the diabetes online community. Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare, 2, 708405. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcdhc.2021.708405
Creative Commons License
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Publication Title
Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare
DOI
10.3389/fcdhc.2021.708405
Comments
© 2021 Hughes, Heydarian, Gerardo, Solis and Morera. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).