Support sought and offered online for miscarriage: content analysis of a Facebook miscarriage support group.

IF 2.4 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2024.2382790

Sophie Callen, Melissa Oxlad

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Abstract

Objective: Responses to miscarriage can vary, with many, but not all, people describing inadequate support, feelings of isolation and significant psychological distress. Limited knowledge exists about the support that people seek and offer online following miscarriage. We aimed to explore how people impacted by miscarriage use an online Facebook support group to seek and offer support.

Methods and measures: We employed directed content analysis to examine 270 opening posts and 3,484 responding comments within an 'open' Facebook support group for miscarriage. Opening posts and responding comments were coded into five social support categories using an existing support framework.

Results: Informational Support, particularly medical information or advice, was the most commonly sought support in opening posts, followed by Emotional Support, where people expressed their grief-related feelings. In responding comments, Emotional Support and Informational Support were predominantly offered.

Conclusion: While not a substitute for appropriate medical care, people impacted by miscarriage seek and offer support online. Health professionals should be aware of this behaviour and discuss potential benefits and risks of online support with patients. A social support framework may usefully guide health professionals in identifying patients' support needs and in knowing how to support patients.

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流产时在网上寻求和提供的支持：对 Facebook 流产支持小组的内容分析。

目的：人们对流产的反应可能各不相同，许多人（但并非所有人）都描述过支持不足、孤独感和严重的心理困扰。人们对流产后在网上寻求和提供支持的了解有限。我们旨在探讨受流产影响的人如何利用 Facebook 在线支持小组寻求和提供支持：我们采用了定向内容分析法来研究一个 "开放式 "Facebook 流产支持小组中的 270 篇开篇帖子和 3,484 条回复评论。我们利用现有的支持框架将开帖和回复评论分为五个社会支持类别进行编码：信息支持，尤其是医疗信息或建议，是开篇帖子中最常寻求的支持，其次是情感支持，人们在情感支持中表达了与悲伤有关的感受。在回复评论中，人们主要提供情感支持和信息支持：结论：虽然不能替代适当的医疗护理，但受流产影响的人们会在网上寻求并提供支持。医疗专业人员应了解这种行为，并与患者讨论在线支持的潜在益处和风险。社会支持框架可有效指导医疗专业人员识别患者的支持需求，并了解如何为患者提供支持。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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7.30

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.