Applying a Solution-Focused Approach to Life With Diabetes: Insights Gleaned via Twitter.

IF 3.9 Q1 Health Professions

Diabetes Educator Pub Date : 2020-10-01 Epub Date: 2020-07-16 DOI:10.1177/0145721720941415

Deborah A Greenwood, Tami A Ross, Elizabeth Reifsnider

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore responses of people with diabetes (PWD) when exposed to a solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) approach. This approach focuses on solutions rather than the problems and what is desired in life rather than what will not occur.

Methods: Ten SFBT questions were presented for discussion during 1 hour of a Twitter chat on November 14, 2018, during a World Diabetes Day multiple-hour chat. Verbatim transcripts of Twitter data were downloaded from Symplur Signals LLC. Thirty-two participants from 4 countries created 358 tweets, 118 retweets, and 1.5 million impressions. A qualitative content analysis was then completed.

Results: Five themes emerged regarding the desired future state: more living life, laughter and humor, self-compassion, resilience, and support. There was an overwhelming sense of burden associated with diabetes yet a global feeling of hope, acceptance, and being "capable" to manage diabetes.

Conclusion: Employing SFBT, asking future-directed questions with a focus on solutions and the desired state, generated impactful insights around life with diabetes. Diabetes care and education specialists can incorporate SFBT as a tool to focus diabetes care, education, and support in partnership with PWD. Use of SFBT in diabetes demonstrates potential to strengthen resilience and confidence needed to manage this challenging condition.

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应用以解决方案为中心的方法来治疗糖尿病:通过Twitter收集的见解。

目的:本研究的目的是探讨糖尿病患者(PWD)在接受以解决方案为中心的短期治疗(SFBT)方法时的反应。这种方法关注的是解决方案，而不是问题本身，关注的是生活中想要的东西，而不是不会发生的事情。方法:在2018年11月14日世界糖尿病日多小时的Twitter聊天中，提出10个SFBT问题进行1小时的讨论。研究人员从Symplur Signals LLC下载了Twitter数据的逐字文本。来自4个国家的32名参与者创造了358条推文，118次转发和150万次印象。然后完成定性内容分析。结果:关于期望的未来状态出现了五个主题:更多的生活，笑声和幽默，自我同情，弹性和支持。人们对糖尿病有一种压倒性的负担感，但全球都有希望、接受和“有能力”控制糖尿病的感觉。结论:采用SFBT，提出针对未来的问题，关注解决方案和期望状态，对糖尿病患者的生活产生了有影响力的见解。糖尿病护理和教育专家可以将SFBT作为一种工具，与残疾人士合作，重点关注糖尿病护理、教育和支持。在糖尿病中使用SFBT显示了增强应对这一具有挑战性的疾病所需的恢复力和信心的潜力。

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Diabetes Educator 医学-内分泌学与代谢

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4.00

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Diabetes Educator (TDE) is the official journal of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). It is a peer-reviewed journal intended to serve as a reference source for the science and art of diabetes management. TDE publishes original articles that relate to aspects of patient care and education, clinical practice and/or research, and the multidisciplinary profession of diabetes education as represented by nurses, dietitians, physicians, pharmacists, mental health professionals, podiatrists, and exercise physiologists.