Characterization of online support group resources for patients with dermatologic conditions

T Kaundinya, S El-Behaedi, S Bilimoria… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
T Kaundinya, S El-Behaedi, S Bilimoria, JN Choi
Archives of Dermatological Research, 2023Springer
Dermatologic conditions can have significant quality of life effects on patients. The internet is
a first-line accessible resource for patients to seek support and community in managing
dermatologic diagnoses. The accessibility and content of online support resources for
patients with dermatologic conditions is unclear so we sought to characterize these
resources. We conducted online searches utilizing incognito Google, Yahoo, and Bing
search engines and identified a total of 36 support group resources. 9 links were for single …
Abstract
Dermatologic conditions can have significant quality of life effects on patients. The internet is a first-line accessible resource for patients to seek support and community in managing dermatologic diagnoses. The accessibility and content of online support resources for patients with dermatologic conditions is unclear so we sought to characterize these resources. We conducted online searches utilizing incognito Google, Yahoo, and Bing search engines and identified a total of 36 support group resources. 9 links were for single dermatology support groups and 27 links were for databases of support groups for different dermatologic conditions. We tallied number totals and percentages of online support resources and found wide variability of material in terms of the readability of the group websites, as well as content, medium, and hosts of the groups. Furthermore, we observed an imbalance in representation of resources for certain dermatologic conditions as opposed to others, further highlighting the strong need for the creation of easy-to-access support groups for patients across the spectrum of dermatological disease.
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