Perceptions of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Treated in Swedish Primary Health Care: Qualitative Study on Using eHealth Services for Self-Management Support.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Öberg, Ulrika Isaksson, Ulf Jutterström, Lena Orre, Carl Johan Hörnsten, Åsa
Editor	Eysenbach, Gunther
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	BackgroundDigital health services are increasing rapidly worldwide. Strategies to involve patients in self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes (T2D) on a daily basis is of crucial importance, and there is a need to optimize the delivery of care such as self-management support. Digitalized solutions have the potential to modify and personalize the way in which people use primary health services, both by increasing access to information and providing other forms of support at a distance. It is a challenge to integrate core values of person-centered care into digitalized health care services.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to describe perceptions of using electronic health (eHealth) services and related technologies for self-management support among people with T2D treated in Swedish primary health care.MethodsThis is a qualitative study based on interviews analyzed using qualitative content analysis conducted among people diagnosed with T2D.ResultsFindings suggest that the participants had mixed feelings regarding the use of digital health services for self-management support. They experienced potentials such as increased involvement, empowerment, and security, as well as concerns such as ambivalence and uncertainty.ConclusionsDigital health services for self-management are easily accessible and have the potential to reach a wide population. However, targeted training to increase digital skills is required, and personalized devices must be adapted and become more person-centered to improve patients’ involvement in their own care.
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Journal	JMIR Diabetes
Volume Number	3
DOI	10.2196/diabetes.9059
PubMed Central reference number	PMC6238867
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	30291075
e-ISSN	23714379
Language	English
Publisher	JMIR Publications
Publisher Date	2018-03-12
Publisher Place	Toronto, Canada
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Diabetes, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://diabetes.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. ©Ulrika Öberg, Ulf Isaksson, Lena Jutterström, Carl Johan Orre, Åsa Hörnsten. Originally published in JMIR Diabetes (http://diabetes.jmir.org), 12.03.2018.
Subject Keyword	eHealth internet type 2 diabetes self-management primary health care qualitative research
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Health Informatics Health Information Management Biomedical Engineering