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Analysis of spontaneous, user?generated data about gestational diabetes on online forums: implications for diabetes prevention (2020)
Journal Article

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. AIMS: To explore the experiences and perceptions of gestational diabetes mellitus reported by women within online parental-support forums and, specifically, to analyse what women say about... Read More about Analysis of spontaneous, user?generated data about gestational diabetes on online forums: implications for diabetes prevention.

The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. Objective: This paper describes the development of a novel mobile health (mHealth) educational intervention, called m2Hear, designed for first-t... Read More about The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches.

Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study (2019)
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Background: Knowledge of hearing aids in adults living with hearing loss is highly variable, resulting in suboptimal or non-use. This issue can be addressed by the provision of high-quality educational information. Objective: This study assesse... Read More about Evaluating a theoretically informed and co-created mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: a qualitative interview study.

Understanding user reactions and interactions with an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: Mixed-methods evaluation (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: Internet-based interventions have the potential to reduce the disparity in access to psychological therapy that people with tinnitus currently experience. One example is the Tinnitus E-Programme, which although freely available online, has n... Read More about Understanding user reactions and interactions with an Internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: Mixed-methods evaluation.

Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (2018)
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The authors of “How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities” (J Med Internet Res 2018;20(7):e238) wish... Read More about Addendum to the Acknowledgements: How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities.

“They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities (2018)
Journal Article

Self-harm is a critical public health issue, with strikingly low rates of attendance to clinical services. By offering support, anonymity, and open discussions, online communities hold useful insights into the factors which influence help-seeking beh... Read More about “They aren’t all like that”: perceptions of clinical services, as told by self-harm online communities.

How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Self-management support can improve health and reduce health care utilization by people with long-term conditions. Online communities for people with long-term conditions have the potential to influence health, usage of health care resour... Read More about How Online Communities of People With Long-Term Conditions Function and Evolve: Network Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Online Communities.

Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study (2018)
Journal Article

Objective - This research aimed to evaluate the content of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) in terms of its relevance, clarity, comprehensiveness, acceptability to adults with hearing loss, and responsiveness. Design -... Read More about Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study.

Psychosocial factors associated with change in pain and disability outcomes in chronic low back pain patients treated by physiotherapist: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Almost 80% of people have low back pain at least once in their life. Clinical guidelines emphasize the use of conservative physiotherapy and the importance of staying active. While the psychological factors predicting poor recovery follow... Read More about Psychosocial factors associated with change in pain and disability outcomes in chronic low back pain patients treated by physiotherapist: a systematic review.

Direct to public peer support and e-therapy program versus information to aid self-management of depression and anxiety: protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article

Regardless of geography or income, effective help for depression and anxiety only reaches a small proportion of those who might benefit from it. The scale of the problem suggests a role for effective, safe, anonymised public health driven online serv... Read More about Direct to public peer support and e-therapy program versus information to aid self-management of depression and anxiety: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Exploring the therapeutic affordances of self-harm online support communities: an online survey of members (2017)
Journal Article

Background: A growing number of online communities have been established to support those who self-harm. However, little is known about the therapeutic affordances arising from engagement with these communities and resulting outcomes. Objective: T... Read More about Exploring the therapeutic affordances of self-harm online support communities: an online survey of members.