An investigation into the empowerment effects of using online support groups and how this affects health professional/patient communication

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-119

  Bartlett, Yvonne Kiera ^a   Coulson, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Doctor patient; Internet; Online support groups; Patient empowerment; Patient health professional communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952042463     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.05.029     Document Type: Article

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