Project D: Computer-Mediated Communication as a Tool for Self-Help in Children and Adolescents With Diabetes

Technology-based approaches to patient education for young people living with diabetes: a systematic literature review

“…For those that remained, many focused primarily on technological development with little if any information on outcome effects, while others reported limited evaluations. While these studies were excluded [ (18,(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37), papers that met the inclusion criteria but failed the quality assessment process], some provided useful detailed information on intervention development and implementation. Good examples include interactive educational games (24-26), a personal interactive tool kit (23), an instructional problem solving and goal setting system (31) and computer simulations (32,33,35).…”

Internet as A Source of Help in Dealing with School Violence

“…Studies for measuring the contribution of the Internet as a source of help pointed to possible positive effects, ranging from immediate relief and decreased levels of stress to beneficial effects on the course of illness, the healing process, and long-term effects such as improvement of resilience (e.g., Razeghi, Renner, Schafer, Richter, Aksungur, Meier, et al, 1998;Yager, 2001). However, despite the documented benefits, findings are sparse both regarding the extent of Internet use as a means to seek help, and the types of problems help seekers raise.…”

Developing a Computer Game to Prepare Children for Surgery

“…Other computer programs mentioned in the literature were developed for diabetic children and as guidance for children with cancer who were awaiting radiation therapy. Their use was found to expand disease familiarity levels 12 , 13 …”