1. Apps and online resources for young people with diabetes: The facts.
- Author
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Jones, Ray, Cleverly, Laura, Hammersley, Suzanne, Ashurst, Emily, and Pinkney, Jonathan
- Subjects
BLOOD sugar analysis ,INFORMATION resources ,CHILD nutrition ,TYPE 1 diabetes ,INTERNET ,NURSE-patient relationships ,HEALTH self-care ,WIRELESS communications ,WORLD Wide Web ,ADOLESCENT nutrition ,SOCIAL support ,ELECTRONIC health records ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Type 1 diabetes, perhaps more than any other chronic condition, demands self-management, upon which depend long-term outcomes. Nearly all young people turn to apps, websites and social media as the natural first solution to searches for information or to connect with others. Clinicians need to understand the Internet and all the other sources of information that patients may use in constructing their understanding of, and in self-managing, their condition. DSNs now generally work in partnership with patients, and accept that they may learn much from them. This article describes how young people with diabetes have been using apps and the Internet in an effort to help DSNs better engage with this online way of life, and to suggest ways in which they can better stay informed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013