Facing the times: A young onset dementia support group: FacebookTM style

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 48-53

  Craig, Denise ^a   Strivens, Edward ^a,b  

^a Queensland Department of Health   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Facebook; Self help groups; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING;

EID: 84961840076     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12264     Document Type: Article

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