Informal caregivers' experiences and perceptions of a web-based peer support network: Mixed-methods study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Vaughan, Christine ^a   Trail, Thomas E ^a   Mahmud, Ammarah ^a   Dellva, Stephanie ^a   Tanielian, Terri ^a   Friedman, Esther ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical technology; Caregivers; Military family; Social isolation; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE TO FACE SUPPORT GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MILITARY FAMILY; MILITARY SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOUCH; UNITED STATES; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PERCEPTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85052857641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9895     Document Type: Article

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