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Título: Social support and illness perceptions among users of online communities
Autores: Beléndez Vázquez, Marina
Suriá Martínez, Raquel
Fecha: 2010-12-22
2010-12-22
2006
2006-08
Publicador:
Fuente: Ver documento
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
Tema: Online support
Forums
Internet
Illness perceptions
Brief illness perception questionnaire
Social support
Chronic illness
Psicología Social
Descripción: Objective To compare the usefulness of several sources of support and illness perceptions among users of online communities. Methods A web-based survey (the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and questions about socio-demographic and illness related variables and degree of support from several sources: health professionals, family, electronic groups) was completed by 681 participants (nine illness groups). Results All groups except diabetes perceived electronic communities as the most useful source of informational support and rheumatic diseases group perceived the lowest support from health professionals. Diabetes and cancer groups had the greatest control and coherence beliefs. Conclusion Exploring online support groups is a new way to understand the patient’s illness experience.
Presentación realizada para 20th Conference of the EHPS, Warsaw, Poland, August 29th-September 2nd, 2006. Resumen publicado en Psychology & Health, Volume 24, Issue S1 (August 2006), p. 17.
Idioma: Inglés
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