Perceived stress and social support in a large population of people with multiple sclerosis recruited online through the COVID‐19 pandemic

S Bonavita, M Sparaco, A Russo… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose The COVID‐19 emergency may cause post‐traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and with regard to people with MS (pwMS) chronic exposure to a wide …

Fake news, influencers and health-related professional participation on the Web: A pilot study on a social-network of people with Multiple Sclerosis

L Lavorgna, M De Stefano, M Sparaco… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Over the last few decades, patients have increasingly been searching for health
information on the Internet. This aspect of information seeking is important, especially for …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptance of mobile health apps for disease management among people with multiple sclerosis: web-based survey study

J Apolinário-Hagen, M Menzel… - JMIR formative …, 2018 - formative.jmir.org
Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps might have the potential to promote self-
management of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in everyday life. However, the uptake of …

Identifying the barriers to acceptance of blockchain-based patient-centric data management systems in healthcare

I Mutambik, J Lee, A Almuqrin, ZH Alharbi - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
A number of recent studies have shown that wastage and inefficiency are a significant
problem in all global healthcare systems. One initiative that could radically improve the …

Seeking, sharing and co-creating: a systematic review of the relation between social support theory, social media use and chronic diseases

A Sendra, J Farré, RW Vaagan - Social Theory & Health, 2020 - Springer
The use of social media is increasing in the treatment and management of health. Patients
with chronic diseases are especially interested in using these technologies to look for …

Online peer support for people with multiple sclerosis: A narrative synthesis systematic review

EV Gerritzen, AR Lee, O McDermott… - … Journal of MS care, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND People with multiple sclerosis often experience depression and
anxiety, negatively affecting their quality of life, especially their social life. Peer support …

Exploring learners' continuous usage decisions regarding mobile-assisted language learning applications: A social support theory perspective

JC Lee, L **ong - Education and Information Technologies, 2023 - Springer
Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications (apps) can provide users with
personalized learning content to meet their learning needs. Besides, from the learner …