‘They Know What It’s Like’: Exploring Facebook Groups for Digital Coping
Azer N. Parrocha,
Jan Michael Alexandre C. Bernadas
Abstract:Informed by the Digital Coping Model, this article explores the use of social network sites among chronically ill patients and caregivers. In particular, it focuses on the use of Facebook (FB) groups among patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and their caregivers in the Philippines. Situated in a country with a high prevalence of CVD, it explores the communication technology affordances and digital coping activities of members belonging to a private FB group for CVD. Using in-depth interviews … Show more
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