Table 3.
Relationship between diabetes online community (DOC) benefits, intensity, and engagement; N ranges from 169 to 176.
| DOC benefit | DOC intensity | DOC engagement | |||
|
|
Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | |
| Feel understood |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.65) |
|
2.7 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.1 (0.64) |
|
1.2 (1.3) |
|
| Feel less alone |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.62) |
|
2.7 (1.7) |
|
|
|
No | 2.2 (0.60) |
|
1.4 (1.2) |
|
| Feel more empowered |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.63) |
|
2.8 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.1 (0.60) |
|
1.0 (1.1) |
|
| Feel support through rough times |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.1 (0.62) |
|
2.92 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.4 (0.70) |
|
1.57 (1.5) |
|
| Learn new diabetes management strategies |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 2.9 (0.67) |
|
2.6 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.1 (0.64) |
|
1.4 (1.4) |
|
| Learn research and treatment alternatives |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 2.9 (0.66) |
|
2.6 (1.7) |
|
|
|
No | 2.1 (0.70) |
|
1.0 (0.98) |
|
| Get answers to diabetes questions |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.65) |
|
2.7 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.2 (0.67) |
|
1.4 (1.4) |
|
| Learn about potential side effects of drugs or devices |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.65) |
|
2.8 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.3 (0.68) |
|
1.5 (1.4) |
|
| Learn things that my healthcare provider didn’t know |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.68) |
|
2.8 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.4 (0.70) |
|
1.5 (1.4) |
|
| Learn strategies to improve insurance coverage for diabetes-related medications or supplies or tools |
|
<.001 |
|
.003 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.66) |
|
2.7 (1.7) |
|
|
|
No | 2.5 (0.72) |
|
2.0 (1.6) |
|
| Discussed a topic learned from DOC with my healthcare provider |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 3.0 (0.68) |
|
3.2 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.5 (0.68) |
|
1.6 (1.4) |
|
| Help others |
|
<.001 |
|
<.001 | |
|
|
Yes | 2.9 (0.66) |
|
2.7 (1.6) |
|
|
|
No | 2.1 (0.74) |
|
0.70 (0.88) |
|