Preliminary exploration of online social support among adults with asthma

Autor: Michael, Kirshner
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium.
ISSN: 1942-597X
Popis: Evaluate the qualitative and quantitative differences between moderated and unmoderated on-line social support groups focused on asthma.A retrospective study of a single months duration of Internet postings to four public on-line support groups focused on asthma.Content analysis of random set of messages.Preliminary data indicate a quantitative and qualitative difference between moderated and unmoderated groups. Patterns of differences point to variations in the content of messages and the types of social support sought and provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE