Social networks, the 'work' and work force of chronic illness self-management: a survey analysis of personal communities.

Self-management support forms a central aspect of chronic Illness management nationally and globally. Evidence for the success of self-management support has mainly focussed on individually-centred outcomes of behavioural change. While it is recognised that social network members play an important r...

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Main Authors: Ivaylo Vassilev, Anne Rogers, Christian Blickem, Helen Brooks, Dharmi Kapadia, Anne Kennedy, Caroline Sanders, Sue Kirk, David Reeves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3615067?pdf=render