Lumbar Spine Fusion Patients' Use of an Internet Support Group: Mixed Methods Study.
Janni StrømMette Terp HøybyeMalene LaursenLene Bastrup JørgensenClaus Vinther NielsenPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2019)
Sociodemographic characteristics were not predictors of ISG use in this study, and active use was found to be gender dependent. Content of interactions on the ISG emerged within 7 thematic categories and focused on social recognition, experience of pain or use of pain medication, experience of physical activity or physical rehabilitation, expression of psychosocial well-being, advising on and exploring the ISG, and employment, which seemed to correspond well with the prevalent occurrence of symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Keyphrases
- physical activity
- mental health
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- poor prognosis
- body mass index
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- depressive symptoms
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- binding protein
- health information