Narrating dementia: Self and community in an online forum

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1215-1227

  Rodriquez, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; illness and disease, experiences; narrative inquiry; research, online; self; social identity; sociology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; ILLNESS AND DISEASE, EXPERIENCES; NARRATIVE INQUIRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH, ONLINE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOGGING; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

DEMENTIA; ILLNESS AND DISEASE, EXPERIENCES; NARRATIVE INQUIRY; RESEARCH, ONLINE; SELF; SOCIAL IDENTITY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 84882979941     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732313501725     Document Type: Article

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