Internet sites offering adolescents help with headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea: a description of content, quality, and peer interactions

Ellen M Henderson; Benjamin A Rosser; Edmund Keogh; Christopher Eccleston

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsr100

Internet sites offering adolescents help with headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea: a description of content, quality, and peer interactions

Ellen M Henderson, Benjamin A Rosser, Edmund Keogh, Christopher Eccleston

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To analyze content and quality of headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea websites, and to thematically analyze online pain forums.

METHODS: Websites offering support, advice, or information regarding pain were explored. Websites were analyzed quantitatively using the Health-Related Website Evaluation Form and the DISCERN scale. Websites containing forum functions were thematically analysed assessing how the Internet is used for support and advice.

RESULTS: 63 websites were included. Few websites scored in the upper quartiles of scores on the measures. 7 websites contained supportive posts, pertaining only to dysmenorrhoea. The ways users cope and the coping judgements of other forum users are presented thematically. 3 themes emerged: (1) passively engaged postings, (2) actively engaged postings, and (3) reactively engaged postings.

CONCLUSIONS: Internet pain resources are of low quality and questionable value in providing help to adolescents. Future research should explore how to improve quality.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-71
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsr100
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - Apr 2012

Keywords

Abdominal Pain/therapy
Adolescent
Dysmenorrhea/therapy
Female
Headache/therapy
Humans
Internet/standards
Male
Social Media/standards

UN SDGs

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Internet sites offering adolescents help with headache, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhoea: a description of content, quality, and peer interactions

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