| Online discussion groups for bulimia nervosa: an inductive approach to Internet-based communication between patients. | |
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PMID: 18433031 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: Online discussion forums are often used by people with eating disorders. METHOD: This study analyses 2,072 threads containing a total of 14,903 postings from an unmoderated German "prorecovery" forum for persons suffering from bulimia nervosa (www.ab-server.de) during the period from October 2004 to May 2006. The threads were inductively analyzed for underlying structural types, and the various types found were then analyzed for differences in temporal and quantitative parameters. RESULTS: Communication in the online discussion forum occurred in three types of thread: (1) problem-oriented threads (78.8% of threads), (2) communication-oriented threads (15.3% of threads), and (3) metacommunication threads (2.6% of threads). Metacommunication threads contained significantly more postings than problem-oriented and communication-oriented threads, and they were viewed significantly more often. Moreover, there are temporal differences between the structural types. CONCLUSION: Topics relating to active management of the disorder receive great attention in prorecovery forums. |
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Authors:
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Dorette Wesemann; Martin Grunwald |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The International journal of eating disorders Volume: 41 ISSN: 1098-108X ISO Abbreviation: Int J Eat Disord Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-28 Completed Date: 2008-12-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8111226 Medline TA: Int J Eat Disord Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 527-34 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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(c) 2008 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Medicine, Institut for Brain Research, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. dorette.wesemann@medizin.uni-leipzig.de |
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Attitude to Health Bulimia Nervosa / psychology* Communication* Group Processes Humans Internet* Interpersonal Relations* Patients* |
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