• Defining and Scoping Participatory Health Informatics - An eDelphi Study 

      Denecke, Kerstin; Rivera-Romero, Octavio; Petersen, Carolyn; Benham-Hutchins, Marge; Cabrer, Miguel; Davies, Shauna; Grainger, Rebecca; Hussein, Rada; Lopez Campos, Guillermo; Martin-Sanchez, Fernando J.; McKillop, Molle; Merolli, Mark; Miron-Shatz, Talya; Trigo, Jesús Daniel; Wright, Graham; Wynn, Rolf; Hullin, Carola; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-14)
      Background - Health care has evolved to support the involvement of individuals in decision making by, for example, using mobile apps and wearables that may help empower people to actively participate in their treatment and health monitoring. While the term “participatory health informatics” (PHI) has emerged in literature to describe these activities, along with the use of social media for health ...
    • Diabetes on Twitter: A Sentiment Analysis 

      Gabarron, Elia; Dorronzoro, Enrique; Rivera-Romero, Octavio; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-19)
      Background: <br>Contents published on social media have an impact on individuals and on their decision-making. Knowing the sentiment towards diabetes is fundamental to understanding the impact that such information could have on people affected with this health condition and their family members. The objective of this study is to analyze the sentiment expressed in messages on diabetes posted ...
    • Preferences and interests of diabetes social media users regarding a health promotion intervention 

      Gabarron, Elia; Dorronzoro, Enrique; Bradway, Meghan; Rivera-Romero, Octavio; Wynn, Rolf; Årsand, Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-23)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Nowadays, rapid and accessible participatory research on diabetes can be carried out using social media platforms. The objective of this study was to identify preferences and interests of diabetic social media users regarding a health-promotion intervention targeting them.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Social media followers of the Norwegian Diabetes Association were invited to ...