Almanea, A. orcid.org/0000-0001-9543-3682, Bath, P. orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-7396 and Sbaffia, L. (2019) Online support groups as a source of empowerment for people with type 2 diabetes. In: Ohno-Machado, L. and Séroussi, B., (eds.) MEDINFO 2019: Health and Wellbeing e-Networks for All. 17th World Congress of Medical and Health Informatics (MEDINFO 2019), 25-30 Aug 2019, Lyons, France. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics (264). IOS Press , pp. 1893-1894. ISBN 9781643680026
Abstract
People with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) control much of their illness by making daily decisions regarding their health behaviours. They require certain skills, information, and support, which might not be obtainable from healthcare providers, and they may seek support through other media, such as online support groups (OSGs). This study seeks to understand the role of OSGs in empowering people with T2D by thematically analysing threads and posts from two UK OSGs.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press. This article is published online with Open Access by IOS Press and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en_US). |
Keywords: | Patient empowerment; online support groups; diabetes |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2019 13:46 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2022 17:07 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOS Press |
Series Name: | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3233/SHTI190700 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150543 |