A qualitative investigation of the impact of peer to peer online support for women living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Holbrey, Sarah ^a,b   Coulson, Neil S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Online support; PCOS; Peer support; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUPPORT GROUP; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890611623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-13-51     Document Type: Article

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