Vplivi uporabe spletnih podpornih skupin na pacientovo adherenco

Petrič, Maruša (author), Petrič, Gregor (mentor), Atanasova, Sara (co-mentor)

V zadnjem času so spletne podporne skupine postale pomembne za ljudi, ki iščejo pomoč. Diplomsko delo se zato osredotoča na preučevanje procesov socialne opore v spletnih podpornih skupinah in načine, kako le-te ob upoštevanju različnih stopenj e-zdravstvene pismenosti vplivajo na doslednost jemanja zdravil za težave v duševnem zdravju. Osredotočam se na dve vrsti socialne opore – emocionalno in informacijsko oporo. S pomočjo spletne ankete v štirih različnih podpornih skupinah za težave v duševnem zdravju, so bili zbrani podatki, ki so predstavljeni v empiričnem delu diplomskega dela. Rezultati so pokazali, da je boljša informacijska opora, ki jo ljudje prejmejo v spletnih podpornih skupinah, povezana z nižjo stopnjo adherence. Pozitivnejši odnos do alternativne medicine prav tako vpliva na nižjo stopnjo adherence, medtem ko zaznava boljšega odnosa z zdravnikom vpliva na višjo stopnjo adherence. Zaradi velikosti vzorca so dobljeni rezultati zgolj informativni in jih ne moremo posplošiti na populacijo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: spletne podporne skupine, socialna opora, e-zdravstvena pismenost, adherenca
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-111139
• COBISS.SI-ID: 36489821
• Publication date in RUL: 25.09.2019

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Impacts of online support groups usage on patient’s adherence

Abstract

Online support groups have recently become important for people who are seeking help. The diploma thesis therefore explores social support processes in online support groups and how they under the terms of different e-health literacy levels, impact patients’ adherence for mental health medications. We are focusing on two types of social support – emotional support and informational support. The data collected with a web survey in four different mental health online support groups, are presented in the empirical part of diploma thesis. Results have shown that better informational support received in online support groups, is related to lower levels of adherence. More positive attitude towards alternative medicine is also related to lower levels of adherence. Preceived better relationship with the physician is related to higher levels of adherence. Due to small sample size the results obtained are for information only and cannot be generalised to the population.

• Keywords: online support groups, social support, e-health literacy, adherence