Making a Difference With Interactive Technology: Considerations in Using and Evaluating Computerized Aids for Diabetes Self-Management Education | Zendy

Russell E. Glasgow | Zendy; Sheana Bull | Zendy

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Making a Difference With Interactive Technology: Considerations in Using and Evaluating Computerized Aids for Diabetes Self-Management Education

Author(s) -

Russell E. Glasgow,

Sheana Bull

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

diabetes spectrum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 1944-7353

pISSN - 1040-9165

DOI - 10.2337/diaspect.14.2.99

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , coping (psychology) , the internet , diabetes management , identification (biology) , medical education , knowledge management , diabetes mellitus , nursing , computer science , world wide web , type 2 diabetes , clinical psychology , botany , biology , endocrinology

This article provides a discussion of the strengths and limitations of interactive technologies (e.g., Internet, CD-ROM) as supplements to and extensions of diabetes self-management education. Examples are provided, and the RE-AIM framework is used to consider how different interactive technologies have been used to enhance the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of interventions. Appropriate use of these technologies (e.g., computer administration, scoring, and feedback on assessment instruments; modeling optional coping strategies) should help diabetes educators reach and support more people in a more tailored manner and should free up educators’ time to focus on the creative problem identification and problem-solving that humans do best.

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