U-shaped association between social media usage frequency and suggestibility by internet health information in Chinese online population with pre-diabetes and diabetes: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1525 - 11
• Main Authors: Chen, Mutong, Lin, Xiaobing, Zhou, Rui, Fan, Guanhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis; Blood; Blood glucose; Blood sugar; Body measurements; China; Chronic illnesses; Consumer health information; Consumer Health Information - statistics & numerical data; Cross-Sectional Studies; Curve fitting; Data analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; Diabetes therapy; Digital media; East Asian People; Evaluation; Female; Glucose; Health Behavior; Health surveys; Humans; Information dissemination; Information management; Internet; Latency; Likert scale; Male; Middle Aged; Online health care information services; Prediabetic state; Prediabetic State - therapy; Psychological aspects; Psychological factors; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Secondary analysis; Self-care, Health; Self-Management; Social Media; Social Media - statistics & numerical data; Social networks; Subgroups; Surveys and Questionnaires; China; Self-Management; Internet; Diabetes Mellitus; Social Media; Health Behavior

Internet-based self-management of diabetes has been demonstrated to be effective. The frequency of social media is believed to be associated with diabetes management, yet the quality and applicability of online information are still subject to debate. The dynamic nature of online information complic...