Social interactions in an online self-management program for rheumatoid arthritis

Chronic Illness

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-246

  Shigaki, Cheryl L ^a   Smarr, Karen L ^b   Yang Gong, ^a   Donovan Hanson, Kathleen ^c   Siva, Chokkalingam ^c   Johnson, Rebecca A ^a   Ge, Bin ^a   Musser, Dale R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Chronic illness; Internet; Self management; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 58149114843     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395308097862     Document Type: Article

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