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| Title |
The influence of social networks on self-management support: a metasynthesis
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-719 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ivaylo Vassilev, Anne Rogers, Anne Kennedy, Jan Koetsenruijter |
| Abstract |
There is increasing recognition that chronic illness management (CIM) is not just an individual but a collective process where social networks can potentially make a considerable contribution to improving health outcomes for people with chronic illness. However, the mechanisms (processes, activities) taking place within social networks are insufficiently understood. The aim of this review was to focus on identifying the mechanisms linking social networks with CIM. Here we consider network mechanisms as located within a broader social context that shapes practices, behaviours, and the multiplicity of functions and roles that network members fulfil. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 34 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 | 38% |
| United States | 3 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 23 | 68% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 21% |
| Scientists | 3 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 249 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 244 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 19% |
| Researcher | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 57 | 23% |
| Unknown | 42 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 49 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 14% |
| Psychology | 27 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 35 | 14% |
| Unknown | 49 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 39. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2019.
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#1,179
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#10,239
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#26
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