• What are diabetes patients discussing on social media? 

      Gabarron, Elia; Bradway, Meghan; Årsand, Eirik (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016-11-15)
      Social media channels are being used more and more by people with diabetes for exchanging health information, experiences with their chronic condition, and asking and giving advice to their peers[1]. The objective of this study is to describe the nature of the information that is shared on Norwegian diabetes social media groups, and the users’ reactions to these posts.
    • What are diabetes patients versus health care personnel discussing on social media? 

      Årsand, Eirik; Bradway, Meghan; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-13)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Use of social media is increasing rapidly, also in health care and diabetes. However, patients, health care personnel, and patient organizations discuss diabetes on social media very differently. This has led to a lack of common ground when these stakeholders communicate about diabetes and a gap in understanding one another’s point of view. Social media have a potential for ...
    • What motivates patients with NCDs to follow up their treatment? 

      Henriksen, André; Woldaregay, Ashenafi Zebene; Issom, David-Zacharie; Sato, Keiichi; Årsand, Eirik; Bradway, Meghan; Pfuhl, Gerit; Pelagatti, Susanna; Hartvigsen, Gunnar (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2021-05)
      The increasing use of mobile health (mHealth) tools for self-management is considered to be important to improve health effects for patients with chronic NCDs (noncommunicable diseases). This development is supported by an increasing number of available mHealth apps. The apps range from disease management apps (e.g., diabetes diary) to health and fitness apps (e.g., dietary apps and workout ...
    • Who are the “Hard-to-Reach” groups in chronic-health and health technology research? – A scoping review 

      Bradway, Meghan; Lauvhaug Nybakke, Henriette; Ingebrigtsen, Stine Agnete; Dyb, Kari (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-22)
      Many in health and technology research opt to focus on those who are already “engaged”, not those who are considered “hard-to-reach” or “unreached”. This exacerbates the digital divide and inequity in healthcare. We report findings of a scoping review of literature in PubMed/Medline from 2000-2022. 90 of 795 articles were identified based upon 1) the health researchers’ recruitment ...