| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6013740 | Epilepsy & Behavior | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠One in three epilepsy patients did not know a single other person with their condition ⺠Patients with epilepsy reported the benefits of using an online community to find other patients like them. ⺠Benefits included gaining a better understanding of seizures and learning more about treatments. ⺠The more friends with epilepsy that users had in the online community, the more benefits they experienced from using the site.
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Authors
Paul Wicks, Dorothy L. Keininger, Michael P. Massagli, Christine de la Loge, Catherine Brownstein, Jouko Isojärvi, James Heywood,