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ArticleStudies in health technology and informatics2021

Unpacking Peer Conversations in a Virtual Communitiy for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support: Behavior Science and Linguistics Perspective.

Carlos A Pérez-Aldana, Allison A Lewinski, Constance M Johnson, Allison A Vorderstrasse, Sahiti Myneni

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Article in Studies in health technology and informatics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos A Pérez-AldanaSchool of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Allison A LewinskiDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Constance M JohnsonSchool of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Allison A VorderstrasseRory Meyers School of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Sahiti MyneniSchool of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USDuke University · USNew York University · US

Funding

NLM NIH HHS R01 LM012974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes is a chronic disease that can be effectively managed and controlled using strategies such as self-management education and ongoing support. Virtual environments offer innovative and realistic settings where patients can achieve self-management education and obtain ongoing self-management support from peers and healthcare professionals. Transcribed real-time conversations in an innovative virtual community were analyzed using qualitative and linguistic analysis. These virtual interactions were manually coded to identify embedded behavior change techniques and linguistic features. Results showed 13 behavior change techniques were manifested. Further, language differences were observed between behavior change techniques and social support types. Our research can provide valuable insights into the design of effective digital health interventions that maximize sustained use of virtual environments, subsequently impacting self-management of chronic conditions such as diabetes.

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Diabetes MellitusSelf-ManagementHumansLinguisticsbehavior changeDiabetessocial supportvirtual communities

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PMID34920461
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