Unpacking Peer Conversations in a Virtual Communitiy for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support: Behavior Science and Linguistics Perspective.

Autor: Pérez-Aldana CA; School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA., Lewinski AA; Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham, North Carolina, USA.; Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Johnson CM; School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.; Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA., Vorderstrasse AA; Rory Meyers School of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA., Myneni S; School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Studies in health technology and informatics [Stud Health Technol Inform] 2021 Dec 15; Vol. 284, pp. 25-30.
DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210655
Abstrakt: Diabetes is a chronic disease that can be effectively managed and controlled using strategies such as self-management education and ongoing support. Virtual environments offer innovative and realistic settings where patients can achieve self-management education and obtain ongoing self-management support from peers and healthcare professionals. Transcribed real-time conversations in an innovative virtual community were analyzed using qualitative and linguistic analysis. These virtual interactions were manually coded to identify embedded behavior change techniques and linguistic features. Results showed 13 behavior change techniques were manifested. Further, language differences were observed between behavior change techniques and social support types. Our research can provide valuable insights into the design of effective digital health interventions that maximize sustained use of virtual environments, subsequently impacting self-management of chronic conditions such as diabetes.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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