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Costello, Kaitlin Light.

Social information behaviors in the context of chronic kidney disease: Information seeking and disclosure in online support groups.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Social information behaviors in the context of chronic kidney disease: Information seeking and disclosure in online support groups.
Author:	Costello, Kaitlin Light.
Description:	314 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-01(E), Section: A.
Notes:	Adviser: Barbara M. Wildemuth.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-01A(E).
Subject:	Information science.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3719734
ISBN:	9781339003221

Social information behaviors in the context of chronic kidney disease: Information seeking and disclosure in online support groups.
Costello, Kaitlin Light.

Social information behaviors in the context of chronic kidney disease: Information seeking and disclosure in online support groups. - 314 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-01(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015.

People diagnosed with chronic illnesses are increasingly turning to the Internet to search for information about their health. In some cases, these individuals also disclose personal health information. In fact, these two information behaviors are often linked. This is particularly true in online support groups. However, we do not currently understand how and why people diagnosed with chronic diseases undergo these activities -- although they are becoming increasingly common as the Internet becomes more ingrained in everyday life.

ISBN: 9781339003221Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Information science.

Social information behaviors in the context of chronic kidney disease: Information seeking and disclosure in online support groups.
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520 $a In this study, twelve participants diagnosed with chronic kidney disease were recruited in three different online support groups for chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease was chosen as the illness context in this study as it is a non-stigmatized, incurable, life-long condition that requires patients to manage their treatment over time. Two telephone interviews were conducted with each participant and their comments to online support groups were collected. Data were collected and analyzed using inductive analysis, the constant comparative method, memoing, and theoretical sampling strategies. Trustworthiness of the analysis was obtained using multiple methods, including peer de-briefing and member checking.
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