The importance of social media for patients and families affected by congenital anomalies: A Facebook cross-sectional analysis and user survey

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1766-1771

  Jacobs, Robyn ^a   Boyd, Leanne ^b   Brennan, Kirsty ^a   Sinha, C K ^a   Giuliani, Stefano ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal malformation; Congenital anomalies; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Congenital heart disease; Epispadias; Facebook; Hypospadias; Online support groups; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EPISPADIAS; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEB BROWSER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANORECTAL MALFORMATIONS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPISPADIAS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HERNIAS, DIAPHRAGMATIC, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84981743865     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.07.008     Document Type: Article

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