Patients' Use of Social Media for Diabetes Self-Care: Systematic Review.
Abdelaziz ElnaggarVan M Ta ParkSei J LeeMelinda Sarmiento BenderLee Anne SiegmundLinda G ParkPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
The future landscape of social media use for patient self-care is promising. However, current use is nascent. Our extensive search yielded only 7 studies, all of which included diabetes, indicating the most interest and demand for peer-to-peer interaction on diabetes self-care. Future research is needed to establish efficacy and safety in recommending social media use among peers for diabetes self-care and other conditions.