| 'They all supported me but I felt like I suddenly didn't belong anymore': an exploration of perceived disadvantages to online support seeking. | |
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PMID: 20718585 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In recent years, there has been a significant rise in the number of online support communities dedicated to issues surrounding infertility. The aim of this study was to focus on investigating the perceived disadvantages of online infertility support communities from the perspective of those who access and participate in them. A total of 295 participants completed an online questionnaire about their use of online support communities. Responses were analysed using inductive content analysis. Since the majority of respondents were women, the results of the study largely reflect the experiences of the female population. Over half of the sample (57.9%) reported experiencing disadvantages to online support. Content analysis revealed that the most commonly cited disadvantages were reading about negative experiences (10.9%), reading about other peoples pregnancies (8.8%), inaccurate information (7.8%) and its addictive (5.8%). These results suggest that there are many perceived disadvantages to online infertility support communities. While some of these disadvantages reflect fears commonly cited in the literature, there are also unique disadvantages associated with the experience of infertility and its treatment. The study highlights a number of important areas in which health professionals and community moderators could intervene to better support and improve the online experiences of patients experiencing infertility. |
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Authors:
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Sumaira Malik; Neil S Coulson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology Volume: 31 ISSN: 1743-8942 ISO Abbreviation: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-08-19 Completed Date: 2010-11-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8308648 Medline TA: J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 140-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Work, Health & Organisations, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK. lwxsm5@nottingham.ac.uk |
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Adult Chi-Square Distribution Emotions Female Humans Infertility, Female / psychology* Internet* Perception Questionnaires Self-Help Groups* Social Support* Statistics, Nonparametric |
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