Online Social Support for Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant Women.

IF 2.2 4区 医学 Q2 NURSING
Kathryn M L Konrad
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Abstract

Purpose: Medicaid-eligible pregnant women are a chronically stressed population with various negative perinatal effects due in part to their challenging financial status. Increasingly, they use social media to obtain social support; however, experiences of using social media for social support are unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of Medicaid-eligible pregnant women using Facebook groups.

Study design and methods: Semistructured interviews of pregnant women who used Facebook groups for social support were conducted. Eligibility or insurance coverage by Medicaid was considered as a proxy for low socioeconomic status. Thematic analysis was completed.

Results: Fourteen pregnant women were interviewed. Several themes were identified. The overarching theme was social support through an online community, connections, and information support with affirmation woven through to build connections. Participants felt nurses, midwives, and physicians should recommend Facebook groups to obtain social support.

Clinical implications: Most participants found their experiences via Facebook overwhelmingly positive, even if they had some negative encounters. Participants found social support via Facebook groups. Recommendations for nurses include recognizing social media as a venue to access social support, starting peer-led communities for Medicaid-eligible women using social media, and engaging in policy work on social media recommendations for pregnant women. It is unknown what effect this social support has on their chronic stress.

为符合医疗补助条件的孕妇提供在线社会支持。
目的:符合医疗补助条件的孕妇是一个长期压力的人群,由于其经济状况的挑战,有各种负面的围产期影响。他们越来越多地利用社交媒体获得社会支持;然而,使用社交媒体获得社会支持的经验尚不清楚。本研究的目的是探讨符合医疗补助条件的孕妇使用Facebook群组的经验。研究设计与方法:对使用Facebook群组寻求社会支持的孕妇进行半结构化访谈。医疗补助的资格或保险覆盖范围被认为是低社会经济地位的代表。专题分析完成。结果:共访谈14例孕妇。确定了几个主题。最重要的主题是通过在线社区、联系和信息支持来建立联系。参与者认为护士、助产士和医生应该推荐Facebook群组来获得社会支持。临床意义:大多数参与者发现他们在Facebook上的经历非常积极,即使他们有一些消极的遭遇。参与者通过Facebook群组获得了社会支持。对护士的建议包括承认社交媒体是获得社会支持的场所,为符合医疗补助条件的妇女使用社交媒体建立以同伴为主导的社区,并参与有关孕妇社交媒体建议的政策工作。目前尚不清楚这种社会支持对他们的慢性压力有什么影响。
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CiteScore
2.60
自引率
16.70%
发文量
158
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: MCN''s mission is to provide the most timely, relevant information to nurses practicing in perinatal, neonatal, midwifery, and pediatric specialties. MCN is a peer-reviewed journal that meets its mission by publishing clinically relevant practice and research manuscripts aimed at assisting nurses toward evidence-based practice. MCN focuses on today''s major issues and high priority problems in maternal/child nursing, women''s health, and family nursing with extensive coverage of advanced practice healthcare issues relating to infants and young children. Each issue features peer-reviewed, clinically relevant articles. Coverage includes updates on disease and related care; ideas on health promotion; insights into patient and family behavior; discoveries in physiology and pathophysiology; clinical investigations; and research manuscripts that assist nurses toward evidence-based practices.
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