ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Effect of social media-based education on self-care status, health literacy, and glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Instant messaging-based digital health interventions for diabetes management: a domain-structured systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients Undergoing Fundus (Retina) Photography Screening at Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain.Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- Access to healthy ınformatıon: the ınteractıon of medıa lıteracy and health lıteracy.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study examines the impact of social media-based education on health literacy status, self-care, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Method: This educational intervention study was carried out from March 2022 to June 2022 on diabetic patients visiting the diabetes clinic in Arak, Iran. The patients split into two groups: the virtual education group ( Results: The results of this study showed that the overall score of health literacy and the dimensions of reading, understanding, and evaluation were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group ( Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that social networks provide a suitable platform for delivering self-care education to individuals with T2D. Furthermore, in the long term, it might positively impact the patients' HbA1c levels. Future studies with larger sample sizes can be beneficial in this area.
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