#celiacdisease: The Use of Instagram in Contending with Chronic Illness
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Corey H. Basch; Joseph Fera; Zoe C Meleo-Erwin; Bonnie Smith
- Source
- Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 24:35-42
- Subject
- 030505 public health
Health (social science)
020205 medical informatics
business.industry
Internet privacy
Convenience sample
02 engineering and technology
Disease
03 medical and health sciences
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Social media
0305 other medical science
Psychology
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1539-8293
1539-8285
There is a dearth of information on the use of Instagram by celiac disease patients. To address this gap, a convenience sample of 150 posts was first coded as personal stories, support syst...