Hanging by a thread: exploring the features of nonresponse in an online young adult cancer survivorship support community

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 185-193

  Crook, Brittani ^a,b   Glowacki, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Love, Brad ^a,b   Jones, Barbara L ^c   Macpherson, Catherine Fiona ^d   Johnson, Rebecca H ^e  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^e Mary Bridge Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; LIWC; Nonresponse; Online communities; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COUNSELING; E-MAIL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COUNSELING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953638161     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-015-0465-8     Document Type: Article

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