Tag Archives: online forums

Doctors use more negative language about ME/CFS online than other illnesses

Posted on 10/31/2022 by wames

Doctors’ attitudes to medical conditions   On an online medical forum physicians were found to discuss ME/CFS, depression and Lyme disease with more negative language than 21 other diseases. The results for ME/CFS included over 4 times more negative words … Continue reading →

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Living with CFS during lockdown and a global pandemic

Posted on 10/02/2020 by wames

Living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during lockdown and a global pandemic, by G Brewer, K Stratton in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 1 Oct 2020 [doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2020.1827503]   Research abstract: Objective Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a condition characterised by extreme fatigue that … Continue reading →

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Online support for adult and young carers

Posted on 06/30/2016 by wames

Carers online forums give carers the chance to take a break and focus on themselves, rather than the medical condition or the person they care for. Carers space – a new version of the Carers’ trust online community for adults works on … Continue reading →

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Is facebook helpful for people with CFS/ME?

Posted on 02/15/2016 by wames

Phd thesis abstract: This portfolio thesis comprises of three parts. The first part is a systematic literature review, in which empirical literature relating to the use of Facebook groups in health conditions is explored. It aims to provide an understanding of how individuals … Continue reading →

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