There's an app for that!: New directions using social media in patient education and support

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 198-203

  Wellde, Paula T ^a   Miller, Lisa A ^a  

^a Elliot Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient education; Pregnancy; Social media

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL MEDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT NAVIGATION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84981275200     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: 15505073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000177     Document Type: Article

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