Adolescents with chronic disease and social media: a cross-sectional study.

Laura De Nardi Andrea TrombettaSergio GhirardoMaria Rita Lucia GenoveseEgidio BarbiValentina Taucar

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2020)

This descriptive analysis focused on the Facebook impact on chronic disease perception among affected adolescents. It showed that they used to spend an increased amount of time on this platform during disease flare-up and highlighted their wish of keeping doctors and nurses away from their social dimension.

Keyphrases

social media
young adults
physical activity
health information
mental health
healthcare
cross sectional
high throughput
medical students