Narratives of empowerment and compliance: Studies of communication in online patient support groups

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Wentzer, Helle S ^a   Bygholm, Ann ^b  

^a Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Communication; Compliance; COPD; Empowerment; Narrative; Online support groups; Recurrent miscarriages

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; COPD; EMPOWERMENT; NARRATIVE; ONLINE SUPPORT; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES;

HEALTH CARE; SEMANTICS;

COMMUNICATION;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NARRATIVE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEMANTICS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPPORT GROUP; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COMMUNICATION; COMPLIANCE; COPD; EMPOWERMENT; NARRATIVE; ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS; RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES;

COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NARRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84888198654     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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