Online social networking by patients with diabetes: A qualitative evaluation of communication with Facebook

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-292

  Greene, Jeremy A ^a   Choudhry, Niteesh K ^a   Kilabuk, Elaine ^b   Shrank, William H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; disease management; Facebook; information seeking behavior; online social media; social networks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MARKETING; SUPPORT GROUP; WEB BROWSER;

BLOGGING; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79953697372     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1526-3     Document Type: Article

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