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Friendsourcing Peer Support for Alzheimer’s Caregivers Using Facebook Social Media

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In this article, an e-health intervention that used social media to friendsource peer support for Alzheimer's disease (AD) caregivers was proposed, which is a variant of crowdsourcing.
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This research piloted an e-health intervention that used social media to friendsource peer support for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) caregivers. Friendsourcing is a variant of crowdsourcing. Crowdsourci...

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Caregivers' Experience of Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease: A Content Analysis of Longitudinal Social Media Communication.

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Patterns of use and perceived value of social media for population health among population health stakeholders: a cross-sectional web-based survey.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a web-based survey of delegates attending the Singapore Population Health Conversations and Workshop to investigate patterns of use and perceived value of social media usage among stakeholders in population health practice, policy, or research.
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Innovative Strategies to Facilitate Patient-Centered Research in Multiple Chronic Conditions

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe innovative methods and strategies to conduct patient-centered MCC research guided by the goals and objectives in the Department of Health and Human Services MCC Strategic Framework.
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