Evaluation of an Online Peer Support Network for Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease

Nicholas, David; Picone, Gail; Vigneux, Annette; McCormick, Kelly; Mantulak, Andrew; McClure, Michelle L.; MacCulloch, Radha

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“…In many ways, this shared network functioned like an online support group, where sharing experiences helped the young people to define a unique support network they could not access in their daily lives [27]. As in a formalized support group, youth shared common experiences to establish a common group identity [29] and set limits of group membership and appropriate behavior.…”

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Beliefs About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Response to Stereotypes: Youth Postings in Facebook Groups

Gajaria

Yeung

Goodale

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beliefs About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Response to Stereotypes: Youth Postings in Facebook Groups

Gajaria

Yeung

Goodale

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Studying support groups versus the support environment Another concern with social support research has been the frequent study of individual support groups (for example, Uccelli et al, 2004;Shu and Lung, 2005;Nicholas et al, 2009;Percy et al, 2009). Although studying support groups in isolation is good for understanding how a group works, studying support in this way does not take into account an individual's social network that exists beyond the borders of the group.…”

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“…Social support has been studied extensively, but unfortunately there is no clear understanding of how the social support process works for people with chronic health conditions. Researchers have conducted numerous descriptive studies that identified the types of support messages constructed in support groups (Braithwaite et al, 1999;Eichhorn, 2008;Ginossar, 2008;Qian and Mao, 2010), and have uncovered empirical evidence that social support yields positive emotional and social health benefits (Eysenbach et al, 2004;Nicholas et al, 2009;Fukkink, 2011) and physical health benefits (House et al, 1988;Uchino, 2006;Goldsmith and Albrect, 2011, p.337).…”

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The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

Frohlich

2014

Soc Theory Health

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Social support is an important component of health care for people with chronic health conditions. Previous research has described the types of messages created in support groups and found evidence for positive health outcomes of social support. Social support has been conceptualized in myriad ways, however, making it difficult to have a unified body of research. I propose a model to explain how the social support process works for people with chronic health conditions. I articulate what facets of the social support process need more study, and how the support environment should be conceptualized. Researchers should study a person's entire support environment, rather than isolated support groups, as research has often been limited to in the past, taking into account the particular issues of any chronic illness.

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“…The respondents identified several positive aspects (e.g., anonymity and time flexibil ity), and several negative aspects, (e.g., no ability to receive physical comfort and the lack of contextual cues; Colvin et al, 2004). Another study examining the online support of adolescents with chronic kidney disease found a mixture of positive (e.g., connecting geographically dispersed individuals with shared experiences) and negative (e.g., the diverse ages limited cohesion and shared inter ests; Nicholas et al, 2009). In addition, Eichhorn (2008) found constructive and useful support to be solicited and received in her investigation of online eating disorder support groups.…”

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Facebook as a Mechanism for Social Support and Mental Health Wellness

Asbury¹,

Hall²

2013

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Evaluation of an Online Peer Support Network for Adolescents with Chronic Kidney Disease

Cited by 44 publications

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Beliefs About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Response to Stereotypes: Youth Postings in Facebook Groups

Beliefs About Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Response to Stereotypes: Youth Postings in Facebook Groups

The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

Facebook as a Mechanism for Social Support and Mental Health Wellness

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