Online social support for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A content analysis of support exchanges within a newly launched discussion forum

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 53-63

  Smedley, Richard ^a   Coulson, Neil ^a   Gavin, Jeff ^b   Rodham, Karen ^c   Watts, Leon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Content analysis; Online support groups; Optimal Matching Theory; Patient interaction; Social Support Behavior Code

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPLEX NETWORKS; HEALTH; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ONLINE SUPPORT; OPTIMAL MATCHING; PATIENT INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84929327873     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.040     Document Type: Article

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