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Breast Cancer
Self-help online breast cancer bulletin boards evaluated
January 12th, 2006
Scientists evaluated online breast cancer bulletin boards. "Many breast cancer patients find help from on-line self-help groups, consisting of self-directed, asynchronous, bulletin boards. These have yet to be empirically evaluated," researchers in the United States reported. "Upon joining a group and 6 months later, new members (N=114) to breast cancer bulletin boards completed measures of depression (CES-D), growth (PTGI) and psychosocial wellbeing (FACT B). Improvement was statistically significant on all three measures. This serves as a first validation of Internet bulletin boards as a source of support and help for breast cancer patients,"...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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