Sarah E Vaala1, Joyce M Lee2, Korey K Hood3, Shelagh A Mulvaney1,4,5. 1. School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. 2. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA. 4. Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. 5. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Abstract
Objective: Sharing personal information about type 1 diabetes (T1D) can help adolescents obtain social support, enhance social learning, and improve self-care. Diabetes technologies, online communities, and health interventions increasingly feature data-sharing components. This study examines factors underlying adolescents' willingness to share personal T1D information with peers. Materials and Methods: Participants were 134 adolescents (12-17 years of age; 56% female) who completed an online survey regarding experiences helping others with T1D, perceived social resources, beliefs about the value of sharing information and helping others, and willingness to share T1D information. Hemoglobin A1c values were obtained from medical records. Results: Adolescents were more willing to share how they accomplished T1D tasks than how often they completed them, and least willing to share glucose control status. In multivariate analyses, sharing/helping beliefs (β = 0.26, P < .01) and glucose control (HbA1c value; β = -0.26, P < .01) were related to greater willingness to share personal health information. Glucose control moderated relationships such that adolescents with worse A1c values had stronger relationships between sharing/helping beliefs and willingness to share (β = 0.18, P < .05) but weaker relationships between helping experience and willingness to share (β = -0.22, P = .07). Discussion: Many adolescents with T1D are willing to share personal health information, particularly if they have better diabetes health status and a stronger belief in the benefits of sharing. Conclusion: Social learning and social media components may improve intervention participation, engagement, and outcomes by boosting adolescents' beliefs about the benefits of sharing information and helping others.
Objective: Sharing personal information about type 1 diabetes (T1D) can help adolescents obtain social support, enhance social learning, and improve self-care. Diabetes technologies, online communities, and health interventions increasingly feature data-sharing components. This study examines factors underlying adolescents' willingness to share personal T1D information with peers. Materials and Methods:Participants were 134 adolescents (12-17 years of age; 56% female) who completed an online survey regarding experiences helping others with T1D, perceived social resources, beliefs about the value of sharing information and helping others, and willingness to share T1D information. Hemoglobin A1c values were obtained from medical records. Results: Adolescents were more willing to share how they accomplished T1D tasks than how often they completed them, and least willing to share glucose control status. In multivariate analyses, sharing/helping beliefs (β = 0.26, P < .01) and glucose control (HbA1c value; β = -0.26, P < .01) were related to greater willingness to share personal health information. Glucose control moderated relationships such that adolescents with worse A1c values had stronger relationships between sharing/helping beliefs and willingness to share (β = 0.18, P < .05) but weaker relationships between helping experience and willingness to share (β = -0.22, P = .07). Discussion: Many adolescents with T1D are willing to share personal health information, particularly if they have better diabetes health status and a stronger belief in the benefits of sharing. Conclusion:Social learning and social media components may improve intervention participation, engagement, and outcomes by boosting adolescents' beliefs about the benefits of sharing information and helping others.
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