User-driven conversations about dialysis through Facebook: A qualitative thematic analysis

Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 301-307

  Ahmed, Salim ^a   Haines Saah, Rebecca J ^b   Afzal, Arfan R ^a   Tam Tham, Helen ^b   Al Mamun, Mohammad ^c   Hemmelgarn, Brenda R ^b   Turin, Tanvir C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

dialysis; Facebook; qualitative study; thematic analysis; user driven communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DIALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEMODIALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY DISEASES; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; COST OF ILLNESS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KIDNEY DISEASES; PATIENTS; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 85015348284     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nep.12780     Document Type: Article

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