Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology
Endocrine Abstracts (2024) 99 EP785 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.99.EP785

ECE2024 Eposter Presentations Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition (383 abstracts)

Involvement of social networks in the education of young people with type 1 diabetes

Sofia Ouhessaine , Nassim Essabah Haraj , Siham El Aziz & Asma Chadli


Endocrinology, Diabetology, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Department Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Morocco Neurosciences and Mental Health Laboratory Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy-University Hassan II-Casablanca-Morocco


Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most complex chronic health conditions of our time. Daily management of the disease as well as its acute and chronic complications requires a certain level of education; social media could play a role in disseminating appropriate information.

Objectives of the study: Evaluated the involvement of social media in the education of young people with type 1 diabetes.

Material and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out at the endocrinology department-diabetology at Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, of interest to young type 1 diabetics followed at the transition consultation. Results: Our study included 54 patients. The average age was 16.2 years with a female predominance of 62%. The duration of diabetes was 7.93±4.02 years. Mean HBA1c = 11.19±2.12%). 95% of our patients said they go to social media looking for information about their illness. The most searched subjects were: complications of diabetes in 67%, therapeutic perspectives in 45%, the pathophysiology of diabetes in 35%, diabetes and physical activity in 40%, the impact of diabetes on fertility in 16%. Our patients judged that the information acquired on social networks was useful in 89%.

Conclusions: Social media is widely used nowadays, and provides a valuable digital education tool providing an opportunity for medical staff to support diabetic patients by disseminating useful and authentic knowledge and information related to diabetes management and of its complications.

Volume 99

26th European Congress of Endocrinology

Stockholm, Sweden
11 May 2024 - 14 May 2024

European Society of Endocrinology 

Browse other volumes

Article tools

My recent searches

No recent searches.