Journal article
Online Health Seeking Behaviours: What Information Is Sought by Women Experiencing Miscarriage?
PCI Pang, M Temple-Smith, C Bellhouse, VH Trieu, L Kiropoulos, H Williams, A Coomarasamy, J Brewin, A Bowles, J Bilardi
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics | IOS PRESS | Published : 2018
Abstract
One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage, a distressing event which can cause significant psychosocial impacts for many women, and yet often remains unseen and unspoken. Many would-be mothers turn to the internet for information and emotional support, and to share their experiences. In this paper, we present the results from 12 semi-structured interviews with women, investigating how and what online information they searched for at the time of miscarriage. We found that women are passive information seekers, searching for causes and preventive strategies to inform future pregnancies. Women want information presented in an easy to understand manner that is not overly clinical, and informed..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the women who kindly agreed to participate in this study and gave up their time to speak with us. This study was undertaken with funding granted by the Networked Society Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia. Dr Jade Bilardi is in receipt of a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship No 1035135.