Differences among breast and prostate cancer online support groups
Differences among breast and prostate cancer online support groups
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chb.2010.04.016
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发表时间：
2010-11-01
影响因子：
9.9
通讯作者：
Santagata, Paul V.
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作者：
Blank, Thomas O.;Schmidt, Steven D.;Santagata, Paul V.
在线支持资源已成为癌症患者面对面支持团体的可行替代方案。重要的是要了解个人如何利用这种在线支持资源，以及群体之间存在哪些差异。对Google Groups和WebMD上的3203条前列腺癌和乳腺癌支持网站的发布消息进行了内容分析。总体而言，治疗后幸存者是最常见的海报，其次是配偶;然而，海报的比例因地点而异。对这两个群体来说，支持的信息最频繁。然而，支持的类型因癌症类型而异。乳腺癌网站上的支持信息大多是情感支持。相反，前列腺癌网站上的支持信息集中在信息支持上。情感健康和医疗相关评论的信息在乳腺癌网站上其次最常见，而医疗问题和性亲密则在前列腺癌网站上。总的来说，这些发现确定了乳腺癌和前列腺癌在线支持网站的使用和益处的几个关键差异。(C)2010爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Online support resources have become viable alternatives to face-to-face support groups for cancer patients. It is important to understand how individuals make use of such online support resources and what, if any, differences exist between groups. A content analysis was conducted on 3203 posted messages to prostate and breast cancer support sites on Google Groups and WebMD. Overall, post-treatment survivors were the most common posters followed by spouses; however, the proportion of posters varied by site. For both groups, messages of support were most frequent. However the type of support varied by cancer type. Support messages on the breast cancer sites were mostly offers of emotional support. Conversely, messages of support on the prostate cancer sites focused on informational support. Messages of emotional well-being and medical-related comments were next most common on the breast cancer sites, whereas medical issues and sexual intimacy were on the prostate cancer sites. Overall, these findings identify several key differences in the use and benefits of online support sites for breast and prostate cancer. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.