Facebook groups provide effective social support to patients after bariatric surgery.

Dimitrios I AthanasiadisAlexandra RoperWilliam HilgendorfAdam VossTaylor ZikeMarisa EmbryAmbar BanerjeeDon SelzerDimitrios Stefanidis

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)

Facebook groups can provide effective social support to patients after bariatric surgery. Peers educate, answer questions, and motivate patients by sharing their positive experiences. Whether this online connectedness also positively impacts patient outcomes requires further study.

Keyphrases

social support
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
depressive symptoms
social media
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
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mental health
patient reported outcomes
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