Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Virtual Patient Network as a Peer Support Community: Protocol for Social Network Analysis and Content Analysis

BackgroundType 1 Diabetes Mellitus Virtual Patient Network (T1DM-VPN) is a private Facebook group for youths with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Canada intended to facilitate peer-to-peer support. It was built on the finding that stigma is prevalent among youth with T1DM...

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Main Authors: Wu, Nancy, Brazeau, Anne-Sophie, Nakhla, Meranda, Chan, Deborah, Da Costa, Deborah, Mukerji, Geetha, Butalia, Sonia, Pacaud, Daniele, Henderson, Mélanie, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina, Rahme, Elham, Dasgupta, Kaberi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-08-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:http://www.researchprotocols.org/2020/8/e18714/