Impacts of Online Peer Support for Children With Asthma and Allergies: “It Just Helps You Every Time You Can't Breathe Well”

Experiences of interventions aiming to improve the mental health and well‐being of children and young people with a long‐term physical condition: A systematic review and meta‐ethnography

“…Social support can facilitate CYP's initial engagement with an intervention, the development of therapeutic relationships, and sense of belonging, as well as facilitate the learning of skills to manage their physical and mental health. This is consistent with the social support model proposed by Stewart et al () and Stewart, Letourneau, Masuda, Anderson, and McGhan (), which differentiates between affirmational, emotional, and informational support. Gaysynsky, Romansky‐Poulin, and Arpadi () propose the concept of “esteem support,” which encompasses “validation” and “compliment,” ideas included within the constructs ‘Therapeutic Foundation' and ‘Hope and Inspiration' emerging from this review.…”

An exploration of how young people and parents use online support in the context of living with cystic fibrosis

“…Previous studies have similarly highlighted the role that virtual and face-to-face peer support groups can play in reducing social isolation and creating a community where feelings and experiences can be normalized. 32,[35][36][37]39,46,47 For young people in particular, the importance of peer relationships and integrating peer support into self-management programmes is recognized. 33,51 However, incorporating peer support for young people with CF has been previously constrained by physical segregation policies.…”

“…28 However, research focusing on online support groups suggests that they can be an important source of social support for young people. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Young people appear to value their anonymity for enabling them to freely express their emotions. 29,34,36 Negative aspects of online support have been less frequently reported although discomfort with online interaction has been noted.…”

“…While Internet and computer‐based self‐management interventions have been developed for young people with long‐term conditions, few include peer support . However, research focusing on online support groups suggests that they can be an important source of social support for young people . Young people appear to value their anonymity for enabling them to freely express their emotions .…”

Child-related characteristics predicting subsequent health-related quality of life in 8- to 14-year-old children with and without cerebellar tumors: a prospective longitudinal study

“…47,48 Cognitive and physical remediation programs have already shown promising results in the short and medium term to enhance academic achievement in this age group, and social-skills training has shown a benefit to HRQoL in preliminary studies of children treated for brain tumors. 49 -52 Sustainable low-cost interventions, such as online peer-to-peer support networks, 53 also need to be explored. The long-term benefit of early screening and the intervention that might follow is, however, yet to be established.…”