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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 262-71 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Psychology |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Apr 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Abdominal Pain/therapy
- Adolescent
- Dysmenorrhea/therapy
- Female
- Headache/therapy
- Humans
- Internet/standards
- Male
- Social Media/standards
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