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Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes.

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Shaw, RJ; Johnson, CM
Published in: Online journal of public health informatics
January 2011

Patients who are active and involved in their self-management and care are more likely to manage chronic conditions effectively (6, 26). With a 5-fold increase in the incidence of chronic illness over the past 20 years, access to information can provide patients the tools and support to self-manage their chronic illness. New media technologies can serve as tools to engage and involve patients in their health care. Due to the increasing ubiquity of the Internet and the availability of health information, patients are more easily able to seek and find information about their health.. Thus, the Internet can serve as a mechanism of empowerment (4, 5). This is especially important for people with diabetes mellitus where intensive self-management is critical.

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Online journal of public health informatics

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1947-2579

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1947-2579

Publication Date

January 2011

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3

Issue

1

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ojphi.v3i1.3561

Related Subject Headings

  • 4203 Health services and systems
 

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Shaw, R. J., & Johnson, C. M. (2011). Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 3(1), ojphi.v3i1.3561. https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v3i1.3561
Shaw, Ryan J., and Constance M. Johnson. “Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes.Online Journal of Public Health Informatics 3, no. 1 (January 2011): ojphi.v3i1.3561. https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v3i1.3561.
Shaw RJ, Johnson CM. Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes. Online journal of public health informatics. 2011 Jan;3(1):ojphi.v3i1.3561.
Shaw, Ryan J., and Constance M. Johnson. “Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes.Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, vol. 3, no. 1, Jan. 2011, p. ojphi.v3i1.3561. Epmc, doi:10.5210/ojphi.v3i1.3561.
Shaw RJ, Johnson CM. Health Information Seeking and Social Media Use on the Internet among People with Diabetes. Online journal of public health informatics. 2011 Jan;3(1):ojphi.v3i1.3561.

Published In

Online journal of public health informatics

DOI

EISSN

1947-2579

ISSN

1947-2579

Publication Date

January 2011

Volume

3

Issue

1

Start / End Page

ojphi.v3i1.3561

Related Subject Headings

  • 4203 Health services and systems