Digital Health Interventions for People With Type 2 Diabetes to Develop Self-Care Expertise, Adapt to Identity Changes, and Influence Other's Perception: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) results in widespread changes to a person's life and can be experienced as an assault on their sense of self. The resources available to an individual influence how the individual adapts to their diabetic identity and subsequently engages in self-care. Digital interventions can be viewed as a resource that people can draw on to adapt to the diagnosis. However, there is an indication that people from disadvantaged groups find digital health technologies more challenging to access and use, which may increase health inequalities.

Objective

This study aims to gain insights into how and why people with T2D use digital self-care technology and how experiences vary between individuals and social groups.

Methods

A purposive samp

SUBMITTER: Turnbull S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7781797 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature