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Tara Bartholomew
July 22, 2019
Mr. S is a 67yo male who is newly diagnosed as a type II diabetic. He and his wife of 25 years both have some college education. His doctor has given him the option of starting oral medications to control his blood sugar, or a trial of controlling his blood sugar through diet and exercise.
While Mr. S appears ambivalent about which option to take, Mrs. S (who is present with Mr. S) verbalizes that she cooks most of the meals for Mr. S. She states that she would be interested in learning how to change her meal preparation, if it means that he might be able to avoid taking oral medications.
Mrs. S expresses a need for more education about diabetes and the kinds of lifestyle changes that will need to be made on Mr. S’s behalf.
The provider suggests that there are lots of diabetes resources online. While Mrs. S expresses feeling inadequate at using the internet as a resource, Mr. S states that he is willing to do the online research to learn what kinds of changes will need to be made.
To verify website credibility, ask yourself:
1) Who?
2) What?
3) When?
4) Where?
5) Why?
National Institute of Health, 2019
Who created this website and do you trust them?
(National Institute of Health, 2019)
What is this website promising, and does it sound too good to be true?
(National Institute of Health, 2019)
When was the information written? Is it current?
(National Institute of Health, 2019)
Where did the information come from? Is it research-based?
(National Institute of Research, 2019)
Why does the site exist? Is it Intended to sell you something?
National Institute of Health, (2019)
The Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical and research center. The articles are written by doctors.
The site does not provide promises. It is linked to the Mayo Clinic's main website where other educational materials can be found, in addition to basic hospital links, such as "patient log-in" and "find a doctor"
At the very bottom of the article is the date it was written.
The Mayo Clinic is in part an education and research center. Articles are written by medical doctors who are specialists regarding the subject they are writing about.
The Mayo Clinic uses advertising revenue fromi its education library to support its not-for-profit mission
The website does not state who wrote the article, but the contact information listed is to a man with no credentials to validate him as a credible source.
This site is selling hotel stays at three foreign locations that promise to reduce/eliminate diabetes through: detox regimens, infrared treatments and colon cleansing.
There is NO date listed as to when this article was published or updated.
The owner of the website never references where the information comes from. There is even a video of a man supporting the cleanse, but he is never named, and he never supports his claims
The site exists mainly to sell various cleansing and healing programs, as an add-on to a hotel stay at one of three locations.
Research indicates that utilization of online resources for diabetes management results in:
* improved self-care
* reduction in diabetes-related distress
Additionally, the incorporation of phone apps allow for greater accessibility of online diabetes-related information.
Yu, C. H., Parsons, J. A., Mamdani, M., Lebovic, G., Hall, S., Newton, D., … Straus, S. E. (2014)
The Life Co, (2019). Accessed at https://www.thelifeco.com/en/book-now/
Mayo Clinic, (2019). Type 2 diabetes, The Mayo Clinic, accessed at https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20351193
National Institute of Health (2019). Finding and evaluating online resources, National Institute of Health,
accessed at https://nccih.nih.gov/health/webresources#hed2
Yu, C. H., Parsons, J. A., Mamdani, M., Lebovic, G., Hall, S., Newton, D., … Straus, S. E. (2014). A web-based intervention to support self-management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: effect on self-efficacy, self-care and diabetes distress. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 14(1), 1–26. https://doi-org.libproxy.calbaptist.edu/10.1186/s12911-014-0117-3