Experiences of rural women with breast cancer receiving social support via audioconferencing
We examined the process of social support for breast cancer survivors in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The subjects were 11 participants in a social support programme that made use of audioconferencing. The core social psychological process by which women received social support consisted of four...
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crsagepubl:10.1258/135763303769211300 2023-05-15T17:22:01+02:00 Experiences of rural women with breast cancer receiving social support via audioconferencing Solberg, Shirley Church, Jon Curran, Vernon 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763303769211300 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/135763303769211300 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare volume 9, issue 5, page 282-287 ISSN 1357-633X 1758-1109 Health Informatics journal-article 2003 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1258/135763303769211300 2022-04-14T04:49:09Z We examined the process of social support for breast cancer survivors in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The subjects were 11 participants in a social support programme that made use of audioconferencing. The core social psychological process by which women received social support consisted of four distinct but overlapping stages: getting connected to the network; finding a voice; connecting with others; and becoming empowered. The findings suggested that support groups facilitated via audioconferencing can transcend geographical distance and permit women living in rural areas to share experiences with each other and to learn from and teach each other. The use of telephone and audioconferencing technologies should be encouraged for the provision of information and support to people in rural settings, where such services may be especially beneficial. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Newfoundland Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 9 5 282 287 |
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We examined the process of social support for breast cancer survivors in rural Newfoundland and Labrador. The subjects were 11 participants in a social support programme that made use of audioconferencing. The core social psychological process by which women received social support consisted of four distinct but overlapping stages: getting connected to the network; finding a voice; connecting with others; and becoming empowered. The findings suggested that support groups facilitated via audioconferencing can transcend geographical distance and permit women living in rural areas to share experiences with each other and to learn from and teach each other. The use of telephone and audioconferencing technologies should be encouraged for the provision of information and support to people in rural settings, where such services may be especially beneficial. |
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