Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 6, 2026

Four Temporary Waterslide Designs Adapted to Different Slope Conditions to Encourage Child Socialization in Playgrounds
Published on: December 9, 2022
Should patients with diabetes be encouraged to integrate social media into their care plan?
Arun R Nelakurthi1,1, Angela M Pinto2,2, Curtiss B Cook3,3
1School of Computing, Informatics, & Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA.
Aim:
To evaluate the use of social media of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM).
Materials & Methods:
Both web-based and in-clinic surveys were collected from individuals with DM. Descriptive and correlation analyses were employed to evaluate respondents' diabetes-specific social networking site behaviors.
Results:
Forty-five patients with DM completed the web-based survey and 167, the clinic-based survey, of whom only 40 visited diabetes-specific social networking sites. Analysis of online survey data indicated that self-reported adherence to lifestyle recommendations was significantly correlated (p < 0.01) with visiting the sites. Clinic-based survey data found that patients who reported using DM-specific web sites monitored home glucose values more often and had better compliance with insulin administration (both p < 0.05) compared with nonusers.
Conclusion:
This study provides insight into why individuals visit DM-specific social networking sites. Certain self-management behaviors may improve as a result of visiting these sites. Further work is needed to explore how to leverage social media technology to assist patients with the management of DM.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Planning Nursing Care I
Planning Nursing Care II
Social Scripts
Patient-centered Care
Social Proof
The Sense of Self: Reflected Self-Appraisal and Social Comparison

