Background WEB-Based Distress Management Program for Implantable CARdioverter
defibrillator Patients (WEBCARE) is a Web-based randomized controlled trial, designed to …

Background Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) experience anxiety,
depression and reduced quality of life (QoL). Objectives This mixed-methods systematic …

The Internet has fundamentally changed healthcare and health decision-making. For
patients like JoAnne struggling to make sense of a new diagnosis, the Internet provides a …

The subjective nature of pain has always rendered it a point of entry for power and
corresponding stratifying processes within biomedicine. The opioid crisis has further …

Storytelling (ST) has emerged as an instrument that helps us in the learning and
management of the disease, by taking advantage of the teachings transmitted by other …

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune illness that usually affects women
during their childbearing years. Women with lupus must learn to live with a variety of …

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can reduce unexpected cardiac mortality, but
they also have a dramatic impact on a patient's quality of life. We aimed to explore ICD …

Traditional provider-patient relationships can be characterized with a gatekeeper model in
which the provider role is keeper of medical knowledge and major decision-maker. Internet …

Objective: To examine the feasibility and usage pattern of a social support Web site by low‐
income pregnant African American women. Design: Descriptive. Setting: Homes of …

The Internet continues to evolve as a popular and increasingly vital channel for health
information and communication among patients, families, and health providers. This article …