An Overview of the Role of Social Network Sites in the Treatment of Adolescent Diabetes

McDarby, Vincent; Hevey, David

doi:10.1089/dia.2014.0308

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“…For example, Sun and colleagues [40] demonstrate in their study that the effectiveness of mobile applications differs between type 1 and type 2. Furthermore, the multitude of definitions regarding 'distal' technologies vary considerably and while some studies show an improvement in HL, others show no significant improvement [30][31][32]. Additionally, 'distal' digital tools are used for secondary prevention and not primary prevention, as is the case for 'proximal' digital tools.…”

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Impact of digital health interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus on health literacy: a systematic review

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Background Evidence shows that living with diabetes mellitus type 1 (T1DM) in adolescent age is particularly challenging and difficult to manage. A high level of health literacy is important to prevent and avoid debilitating complications. Despite the increasing prevalence and incidence of T1DM by adolescent and the large use of digital health interventions, little is known about the association between this use and health literacy. This systematic review provides an overview on the impact of digital health interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes on health literacy and derive recommendations for further research. Methods Electronic searches were performed in five databases in Medline (Medline, PubMed + via PubMed), The Cochrane Library, EMBASE (via Ovid), Web of Science and PsycINFO from 2011 to 2021. In addition, grey literature searches were conducted in Google Scholar, OAlster and Trip. Relevant studies that have been missed by electronic and hand-searching strategies were searched in the reference lists of all included studies. The review followed PRISMA guidelines. Two researchers independently screened abstracts for initial eligibility and applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria to the relevant full-text articles. Quality was assessed using the tools RoB2 Cochrane, ROBINS I, NOS (Newcastle–Ottawa Scale), CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) for primary studies and Amstar-2 for secondary studies. Results Out of 981 studies, 22 were included in the final review. Most primary studies included in this review were judged as moderate overall risk of bias or with some concerns and most of the secondary studies as critically low quality reviews. Our findings suggest that the interplay of health care providers (HCP) and patients through social media helps the management of the disease. This corroborates Bröder et al.’ (2017) dimension of ‘communication and interactions’ in their concept of health literacy. Conclusions For adolescents with T1DM, social media may be a specific and beneficial intervention for an improved communication and interaction with their HCP. Further research should investigate what specific form of social media suits best for which adolescents. Trial registration The study protocol was registered on the 15th of November 2021 on Prospero (reg. NR: CRD42021282199).

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“…The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool was used for quality appraisal in qualitative evidence synthesis in six studies [12,24,27,28,31,32]. The CASP tool does not produce results classified as overall 'high' , 'medium' or 'low' quality [38].…”

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Impact of digital health interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus on health literacy: a systematic review

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“…This is concerning as research has shown a relationship between comparison in social media and poor mental health [290]. Furthermore, there can be misleading information on social media about diabetes and health [291], which could potentially be harmful to self-care in youth.…”

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Technological Ecological Momentary Assessment Tools to Study Type 1 Diabetes in Youth: Viewpoint of Methodologies

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McMichael²,

Rivera-Santana³

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JMIR Diabetes

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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases, and its prevalence is rapidly increasing. The management of glucose in T1D is challenging, as youth must consider a myriad of factors when making diabetes care decisions. This task often leads to significant hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glucose variability throughout the day, which have been associated with short- and long-term medical complications. At present, most of what is known about each of these complications and the health behaviors that may lead to them have been uncovered in the clinical setting or in laboratory-based research. However, the tools often used in these settings are limited in their ability to capture the dynamic behaviors, feelings, and physiological changes associated with T1D that fluctuate from moment to moment throughout the day. A better understanding of T1D in daily life could potentially aid in the development of interventions to improve diabetes care and mitigate the negative medical consequences associated with it. Therefore, there is a need to measure repeated, real-time, and real-world features of this disease in youth. This approach is known as ecological momentary assessment (EMA), and it has considerable advantages to in-lab research. Thus, this viewpoint aims to describe EMA tools that have been used to collect data in the daily lives of youth with T1D and discuss studies that explored the nuances of T1D in daily life using these methods. This viewpoint focuses on the following EMA methods: continuous glucose monitoring, actigraphy, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, personal digital assistants, smartphones, and phone-based systems. The viewpoint also discusses the benefits of using EMA methods to collect important data that might not otherwise be collected in the laboratory and the limitations of each tool, future directions of the field, and possible clinical implications for their use.

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“…Over the last decade, the use of social media has increased significantly and integrated into many aspects of our work and personal lives . Currently, there are approximately 1.96 billion social network users in the world, which is projected to increase to 2.44 billion by the year 2018 .…”

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“…Currently, there are approximately 1.96 billion social network users in the world, which is projected to increase to 2.44 billion by the year 2018 . Social media is a potential mechanism for communication of health information as it is provided free of cost and is highly accessible for information to patients . Amongst all the social networking sites (SNSs), the most extraordinary expansion has been noted in Facebook, with the fastest and the most constant growth .…”

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User‐driven conversations about dialysis through Facebook: A qualitative thematic analysis

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An Overview of the Role of Social Network Sites in the Treatment of Adolescent Diabetes

Cited by 6 publications

References 25 publications

Impact of digital health interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus on health literacy: a systematic review

Impact of digital health interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus on health literacy: a systematic review

Technological Ecological Momentary Assessment Tools to Study Type 1 Diabetes in Youth: Viewpoint of Methodologies

User‐driven conversations about dialysis through Facebook: A qualitative thematic analysis

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