Association of Online Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Self-Care Activities Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia.

Amr A Jamal Samina A Khan Ahmed AlHumud Abdulaziz Al-Duhyyim Mohammed Alrashed Faisal Bin Shabr Alwalid Alteraif Abdullah Almuziri Mowafa Househ Riaz Qureshi

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2015)

Physicians and television are still the primary sources of health-related information for adult diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia whether they seek health-related information online or not. This study demonstrates that participants seeking online health-related information are more conscious about their diabetes self-care compared to non-health-related information seekers in some aspects more than the others.

Keyphrases

health information
social media
healthcare
type diabetes
mental health
primary care
drinking water
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance