In the last decades,health andillness havebeen redefined by the technological artefacts.This research explores users’ opinions of the poten-tialsand limits of apps related to the self-management of type 1 diabetes. Our research takes the “app” to be a socio-cultural artefact whose meanings and practices are mediated bysituated practices and knowledges. The anal-ysis has been conducted on two different kinds of texts: the description pro-vided by the app itself (commercial description) and the reviews provided by app users (customer reviews). Our aim is thusto contribute to the study of how technological tools contribute tothe processesof patientsempower-ment.
Self–management and Type 1 Diabetes How Technology Redefines Illness
MORETTI, VERONICA;
2017
Abstract
In the last decades,health andillness havebeen redefined by the technological artefacts.This research explores users’ opinions of the poten-tialsand limits of apps related to the self-management of type 1 diabetes. Our research takes the “app” to be a socio-cultural artefact whose meanings and practices are mediated bysituated practices and knowledges. The anal-ysis has been conducted on two different kinds of texts: the description pro-vided by the app itself (commercial description) and the reviews provided by app users (customer reviews). Our aim is thusto contribute to the study of how technological tools contribute tothe processesof patientsempower-ment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.