Evaluation of an Online Education and Support Intervention for Adolescents With Diabetes

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 815-827

  Nicholas, David B ^a   Fellner, Karlee D ^a   Frank, Marcia ^b   Small, Margo ^b   Hetherington, Ross ^b   Slater, Ruth ^b   Daneman, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; online support; psychoeducation; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84867859651     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2012.699507     Document Type: Article

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