Publicação
Talking About the Disease: Sharing Experiences of Hepatitis C Online
| Resumo: | This article describes the experience of people who have hepatitis C, particularly their daily life and their experiences regarding the disease expressed in forums on the internet. It means a personal identity, and also a belongings feeling to a group, the hépatant people. The issue of patients identity was reflected upon, considering a context in which sickness groups start to be formed through associations and forums on the internet, making inter-pares support an essential feature of the patients identity. |
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| Autores principais: | Maia,Marta |
| Assunto: | disease hepatitis C internet forums identity hépatants fóruns na internet identidade hépatants |
| Ano: | 2010 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | SciELO Portugal |
| Resumo: | This article describes the experience of people who have hepatitis C, particularly their daily life and their experiences regarding the disease expressed in forums on the internet. It means a personal identity, and also a belongings feeling to a group, the hépatant people. The issue of patients identity was reflected upon, considering a context in which sickness groups start to be formed through associations and forums on the internet, making inter-pares support an essential feature of the patients identity. |
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