Creating a bond between caregivers online: Effect on caregivers coping strategies

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-140

  Namkoong, Kang ^a   Dubenske, Lori L ^a   Shaw, Bret R ^a   Gustafson, David H ^a   Hawkins, Robert P ^a   Shah, Dhavan V ^a   McTavish, Fiona M ^a   Cleary, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBJECT RELATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84858190197     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.585687     Document Type: Article

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