This study explores how people with medical concerns seek and perceive social support via
Weibo—a social network site in China. The study conducts both a content analysis and an in …

Health consumers increasingly turn to the internet to understand diagnoses and symptoms
of disease, to investigate treatment options, and to communicate with others about …

The goal of this study was to examine bereavement communication of motherless daughters
on a weblog called “Momless Daughter.” I analyzed the blog in order to find the types of …

The idea that social support networks can positively influence health has been well-
documented. Face-to-face support groups and group therapy arose in the early 1900s as a …

Abstract Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is death resulting from abrupt loss of heart function. It
is reversible if treated immediately with defibrillation, an electric shock to the heart to restore …

Perinatal Education Winter 2007 Volume 16 Number 1 Supplement The Journal of Perinatal
Education® Advancing Normal Birth A Lamaze® International Publication BACKGROUND …

The general public are increasingly using the Internet to access information to assist in
making health related decisions. Given this user demand for electronic health (e-health) …

The aim of this research was to investigate, from an Australian healthcare practitioners'
perspective, whether online and e-health applications could provide support for and be …

Many websites on the Internet offer information to breast cancer patients and are
increasingly being used for information with which to make informed choices. This study …

抄録 本研究は, 除細動器付き植込み型心臓デバイスの新規植込み術を受けた入院中の患者が
退院前に社会復帰に向けて抱く不確かさを明らかにすることを目的とした. デバイスの新規植込み術 …