Therapeutic connection: Help seeking on the Internet for persons with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Heart & LungPublished 1 July 2000
Suzanne S. Dickerson, Darlene M. Flaig, Mary C. Kennedy
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People with ICDs are proactive, using Internet bulletin boards to seek practical information and support in coping with daily anxieties of living with an ICD.
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Persons with ICDs are proactive, using Internet bulletin boards to seek practical information and support in coping with daily anxieties of living with an ICD. This form of self-directed patient education focuses on common experiences of illness versus information obtained from health care providers.
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