The diabetes online community: The importance of forum use in parents of children with type 1 diabetes

Pediatric Diabetes

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 408-415

  Balkhi, Amanda M ^a,b   Reid, Adam M ^a,b   Mcnamara, Joseph Ph ^b,c   Geffken, Gary R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology College of Liberal Arts and Science University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes care; Internet; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FORUM MEMBERSHIP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EDUCATION; FEAR; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERNET; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF HELP; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; EDUCATION, NONPROFESSIONAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906489925     PISSN: 1399543X     EISSN: 13995448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12110     Document Type: Article

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