Disempowering terminology in online patient education materials for adults with type 1 diabetes: A summative content analysis

2023/01/28 by Bowler-Hill, Sally, Acuff, Lisa, Wolfe, Gwen Geiger
#Consumer Health Information #Content Analysis #Empowerment #Library and Information Science #Online Patient Education #Patient Education Materials #Social and Behavioral Sciences #Stigma #Type 1 Diabetes #Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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Abstract

The goal of this research is to examine the extent to which type 1 diabetes-related online patient education materials use disempowering words and phrases. Summative content analysis will be used to explore word frequencies and the context of word usage.

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