TY - JOUR
T1 - Can Messages Make a Difference? The Association Between E-Mail Messages and Health Outcomes in Diabetes Patients
AU - Turner, Jeanine Warisse
AU - Robinson, James D.
AU - Tian, Yan
AU - Neustadtl, Alan
AU - Angelus, Pam
AU - Russell, Marie
AU - Mun, Seong K.
AU - Levine, Betty
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PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - This investigation examined the impact of social support messages on patient health outcomes. Forty‐one American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian patients received a total of 618 e‐mail messages from their healthcare provider (HCP). The e‐mail messages were divided into 3,565 message units and coded for instances of emotional social support. Patient glycosulated hemoglobin scores (HbA1c) showed significantly improved glycemic control and emotional social support messages were associated with significant decreases in HbA1c values. Patient involvement with the system, measured by system login frequency and the frequency of uploaded blood glucose scores to the HCP, did not predict change in HbA1c.
AB - This investigation examined the impact of social support messages on patient health outcomes. Forty‐one American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian patients received a total of 618 e‐mail messages from their healthcare provider (HCP). The e‐mail messages were divided into 3,565 message units and coded for instances of emotional social support. Patient glycosulated hemoglobin scores (HbA1c) showed significantly improved glycemic control and emotional social support messages were associated with significant decreases in HbA1c values. Patient involvement with the system, measured by system login frequency and the frequency of uploaded blood glucose scores to the HCP, did not predict change in HbA1c.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01437.x/abstract
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01437.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2012.01437.x
M3 - Article
VL - 39
JO - Human Communication Research
JF - Human Communication Research
ER -