Lessons learned from a secret facebook support group

Health and Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 125-133

  Oliver, Debra Parker ^a   Washington, Karla ^a   Wittenberg Lyles, Elaine ^b   Gage, Ashley ^c   Mooney, Megan ^a   Demiris, George ^d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Nursing Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

caring; Facebook; hospice; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL WORK; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929717427     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: 15456854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hlv007     Document Type: Article

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