Internet use, needs and expectations of web-based information and communication in childbearing women with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the childbearing period women use the internet both to seek information and as an important source of communication. For women with type 1 diabetes, pregnancy and early motherhood constitute a more complex situation than for women in general. This implies need for support from various professionals and a way of bridging any discontinuity in care would be to develop a website providing complementary social support and information. The objective of this study was to explore internet use, needs, and expectations regarding web-based information and communication in childbearing women with type 1 diabetes.

Methods

Data were collected via a web-based survey with an explorative and descriptive design, in which 105 of 139 eligible mothers with type 1 diabetes and recen

SUBMITTER: Sparud-Lundin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3141376 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature