'I'm searching for solutions': Why are obese individuals turning to the Internet for help and support with 'being fat'?

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 339-350

  Lewis, Sophie ^a   Thomas, Samantha L ^a   Blood, R Warwick ^b   Castle, David ^c   Hyde, Jim ^d   Komesaroff, Paul A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Prevention and Population Health Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial diets; Consumer perspectives and experiences; Information seeking; Internet; Obesity; Qualitative research; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355160837     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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