Social media for health promotion in diabetes: study protocol for a participatory public health intervention design.
Elia GabarronM BradwayL Fernandez-LuqueT ChomutareA H HansenR WynnE ÅrsandPublished in: BMC health services research (2018)
The time constraints of today's medical practice combined with the piling demand of chronic conditions such as diabetes make any additional request of extra time used by health care professionals a challenge. Social media channels provide efficient, ubiquitous and user-friendly platforms that can encourage participation, engagement and action necessary from both those who receive and provide care to make health promotion interventions successful.
Keyphrases
- social media
- health promotion
- healthcare
- public health
- type diabetes
- health information
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- low cost
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- global health
- pain management
- weight loss
- chronic pain
- adipose tissue
- drug induced
- health insurance