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Relationship between social network, social support and health behaviour in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional studies

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Title
Relationship between social network, social support and health behaviour in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: cross-sectional studies
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BMC Public Health, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-2819-1
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Authors

Nana F. Hempler, Lene E. Joensen, Ingrid Willaing

Abstract

Psychosocial and behavioural aspects of diabetes may differ according to diabetes type. This study compared people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes with respect to social relations (cohabitation status, contact with the social network and social support) and health behaviours (diet and physical activity). Furthermore, we examined whether potential differences in health behaviour between people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes were influenced by education level and social relations. We conducted two cross-sectional surveys consisting of people with type 2 diabetes (N = 1081) and type 1 diabetes (N = 2419) from a specialist diabetes clinic. Gender-stratified stepwise multiple regression models assessed differences by diabetes type and other variables of interest. Significant associations were found between diabetes type and social network, social support and health behaviour. No differences were observed regarding cohabitation status. People with type 2 diabetes were less physically active, less likely to follow recommended diet (men), had fewer contacts with family and friends and were less certain of counting on help in case of severe illness than people with type 1 diabetes. No impact of education level, social network and social support were observed concerning differences in health behaviours by diabetes type; however, in women, the association between physical activity and diabetes type was not significant after adjustment for social relations and education level. People with type 2 diabetes had less contact with the social network, less certainty about support in case of severe illness and fewer healthy behaviours than people with type 1 diabetes. It may be important to draw attention to differences in health behaviours and social relations between people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes in diabetes care, patient education and support initiatives.

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Unknown 150 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 15%
Student > Bachelor 18 12%
Student > Master 15 10%
Researcher 13 9%
Other 9 6%
Other 32 21%
Unknown 41 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 19%
Nursing and Health Professions 26 17%
Social Sciences 14 9%
Psychology 11 7%
Computer Science 5 3%
Other 21 14%
Unknown 45 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 March 2016.
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#15,362,070
of 22,852,911 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#11,364
of 14,887 outputs
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#176,523
of 297,592 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#179
of 229 outputs
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