Psychological characteristics of people with Parkinson's disease who prematurely drop out of professionally led Internet chat support groups

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-748

  Lieberman, Morton A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEAR; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 37249040145     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9956     Document Type: Article

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