The Role of Digital Media in Chronic Disease Self-Management: Protocol for a Multimethod Study of the DISELMA Research Consortium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic diseases, such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , demand long-term treatment and permanent adaptation. One important pillar in coping with these diseases is individuals' self-management, including support from digital media. Research on their effects confirms their potential. However, it is flawed by theoretical underdevelopment and methodological weaknesses, such as a focus on short-term effects, single digital features, and microlevel studies.

Objective

The research unit (RU) DISELMA ("Digital Media in Chronic Disease Self-Management") aims to examine the continued use patterns and effects of the digital self-management of chronic diseases, as well as the role of the interpersonal, organizational, and socie

SUBMITTER: Rossmann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12850044 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature