Social networking and Internet use among pelvic floor patients: a multicenter survey

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 215, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 654.e1-654.e10

  Mazloomdoost, Donna ^a   Kanter, Gregory ^b   Chan, Robert C ^c   Deveaneau, Nicolette ^d   Wyman, Allison M ^e   Von Bargen, Emily C ^f   Chaudhry, Zaid ^g   Elshatanoufy, Solafa ^h   Miranne, Jeannine M ⁱ   Chu, Christine M ^j   Pauls, Rachel N ^a   Arya, Lily A ^j   Antosh, Danielle D ^c  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Internet; patient preferences; pelvic floor; social media; social networking; survey; urogynecology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDER; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRESS INCONTINENCE; UNITED STATES; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; SEARCH ENGINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS; SEARCH ENGINE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979516692     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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