Nelakurthi Arun R, Pinto Angela M, Cook Curtiss B, Jones Lynne, Boyle Mary, Ye Jieping, Lappas Theodoros, He Jingrui
School of Computing, Informatics, & Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA.
Department of Psychology, Baruch College, City University of New York, New York, NY, 10010, USA.
Future Sci OA. 2018 Jul 31;4(7):FSO323. doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2018-0021. eCollection 2018 Jul.
To evaluate the use of social media of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM).
MATERIALS & METHODS: 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.
评估糖尿病患者对社交媒体的使用情况。
收集糖尿病患者的网络调查问卷和门诊调查问卷。采用描述性分析和相关性分析来评估受访者在糖尿病特定社交网站上的行为。
45名糖尿病患者完成了网络调查问卷，167名完成了门诊调查问卷，其中只有40人访问过糖尿病特定社交网站。在线调查数据分析表明，自我报告的对生活方式建议的依从性与访问这些网站显著相关（p < 0.01）。门诊调查数据发现，与未使用糖尿病特定网站的患者相比，报告使用这些网站的患者更频繁地监测家庭血糖值，并且胰岛素给药依从性更好（均p < 0.05）。
本研究深入了解了个人访问糖尿病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。需要进一步开展工作来探索如何利用社交媒体技术协助糖尿病患者进行管理。
