Social support in cyberspace: The next generation

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-15

  Weinert, Clarann ^a,b   Cudney, Shirley ^a   Winters, Charlene ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Computer based intervention; Rural; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LONELINESS; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 13644260526     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200501000-00004     Document Type: Article

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