All Outputs (2)

Health-related online support communities (2012)
Book Chapter
Coulson, N. S., & Malik, S. (2012). Health-related online support communities. In Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (671-688). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch057

In recent years, the Internet has provided new opportunities for individuals living with health-related problems to communicate with each other via online support communities. These communities offer many unique advantages, such as convenience, anony... Read More about Health-related online support communities.

Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups (2012)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., & Greenwood, N. (2012). Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(6), 870-877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01316.x

Background With increasing access to the Internet, there are new opportunities available to families to seek information, advice and support about childhood cancer online. Methods A total of 487 messages were retrieved from three childhood cancer onl... Read More about Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups.