Should patients with diabetes be encouraged to integrate social media into their care plan?
Should patients with diabetes be encouraged to integrate social media into their care plan?
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DOI：
10.4155/fsoa-2018-0021
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发表时间：
2018-07
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
He J
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作者：
Nelakurthi AR;Pinto AM;Cook CB;Jones L;Boyle M;Ye J;Lappas T;He J
评估糖尿病 (DM) 患者社交媒体的使用情况。基于网络和临床的调查均是从糖尿病患者中收集的。采用描述性和相关性分析来评估受访者针对糖尿病的社交网站行为。 45 名 DM 患者完成了基于网络的调查，167 名患者完成了基于临床的调查，其中只有 40 人访问了糖尿病相关的社交网站。在线调查数据分析表明，自我报告的对生活方式建议的遵守程度与访问网站显着相关（p < 0.01）。基于临床的调查数据发现，与不使用糖尿病的患者相比，报告使用糖尿病特定网站的患者更频繁地监测家庭血糖值，并且对胰岛素给药的依从性更好（均 p < 0.05）。这项研究深入了解了个人访问 DM 特定社交网站的原因。访问这些网站可能会改善某些自我管理行为。需要进一步的工作来探索如何利用社交媒体技术来帮助患者管理糖尿病。社交媒体作为医疗保健信息的来源已受到重视。这项研究利用在线调查和临床糖尿病患者的调查来了解糖尿病患者使用特定于糖尿病的社交网站的原因。作者发现，患者使用这些资源既可以为自己的健康状况提供鼓励，也可以得到鼓励。访问针对糖尿病的社交网站会影响更积极的糖尿病护理行为，例如坚持饮食和锻炼、血糖监测和胰岛素使用。需要进一步的研究来了解如何将社交媒体纳入糖尿病的护理中。
To evaluate the use of social media of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Both web-based and in-clinic surveys were collected from individuals with DM. Descriptive and correlation analyses were employed to evaluate respondents’ diabetes-specific social networking site behaviors. Forty-five patients with DM completed the web-based survey and 167, the clinic-based survey, of whom only 40 visited diabetes-specific social networking sites. Analysis of online survey data indicated that self-reported adherence to lifestyle recommendations was significantly correlated (p < 0.01) with visiting the sites. Clinic-based survey data found that patients who reported using DM-specific web sites monitored home glucose values more often and had better compliance with insulin administration (both p < 0.05) compared with nonusers. This study provides insight into why individuals visit DM-specific social networking sites. Certain self-management behaviors may improve as a result of visiting these sites. Further work is needed to explore how to leverage social media technology to assist patients with the management of DM. Social media has gained prominence as a source for healthcare information. This study used both online surveys and surveys of clinic patients with diabetes to understand why patients with diabetes use DM-specific social networking sites. The authors found that patients go to these resources to both offer and receive encouragement for their health condition. Visiting DM-specific social networking sites influenced more positive diabetes care behaviors, such as adhering to diet and exercise, glucose monitoring and insulin use. Further research is needed to understand how to incorporate social media into the care of diabetes.