Online Health Information Seeking among People with Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Self-Management

被引：1
作者：
Leelavathi, M. [1 ]
Rohaila, Teh J. [1 ]
Thenmolle, A. [1 ]
Salehuddin, Mohamad M. S. [1 ]
Barathan, M. [1 ]
Natasha, P. J. [1 ]
Izzati, Nur A. S. [1 ]
Chong, W. W. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Med, Dept Family Med, Med Ctr, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
[2] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Pharm, Med Ctr, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia
来源：
MEDICINE AND HEALTH-KUALA LUMPUR | 2018年 / 13卷 / 02期
关键词：
diabetes; health information; internet; online; self-management;
D O I：
10.17576/MH.2018.1302.07
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Diabetes requires dedicated self-management to be able to achieve good control and outcome as this is a lifelong condition. The internet offers an amazing wealth of health information which may influence diabetes self-management. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of online health information seeking among people with diabetes and its associated factors. About 380 participants answered the online health information seeking questionnaire developed from literature search and expert panel review. Diabetes Self-Management was assessed using the Diabetes Self-Management Questionnaire (DSMQ). The prevalence of online health information seeking among people with diabetes was 38.4%. Common information sought included diabetes treatment (82.9%) lifestyle modification (77.4%) and diabetes prevention (67.3%). A large majority (93.1%) felt that the online information on diabetes was useful. Doctors and printed reading materials were the most common sources of information for diabetes (94.2% & 65.3%). Lower median age (59 years, IQR = 11), having a family member with diabetes, (COR = 1.188) tertiary education (COR = 6.037) and those who are employed (COR = 3.880) have higher odds of seeking online diabetes related health information. However, there was no significant association between online health information seeking and diabetes self-management. Prevalence of online health information seeking among people with diabetes was at an acceptable level. However, it was not associated with optimal diabetic self-management. Doctors and printed information remain as popular sources of information and hence should be maintained.
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