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- Title
Pinning to Cope: Using Pinterest for Chronic Pain Management.
- Authors
Guidry, Jeanine P. D.; Benotsch, Eric G.
- Abstract
Chronic pain is an increasing public health concern, with an associated poor quality of life. Social media platforms play an increasing role in health communication issues, but visual platforms such as Pinterest are understudied. This study analyzed 502 Pinterest posts for chronic pain–related variables, including health belief model constructs, as well as measures of social support and coping mechanisms. Most pins mentioned the high severity of chronic pain, and a third mentioned self-efficacy related to self-care, while almost 50% referred to cues to action related to self-care. This study positions Pinterest as a social media platform with the potential to both transfer knowledge and provide social support for patients with chronic pain. Health care and public health practitioners should consider participating in these conversations as well as providing quality information to ensure that reputably sourced information is available.
- Subjects
CHRONIC pain treatment; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH; HEALTH education; PATIENT education; PUBLIC health; QUALITY of life; HEALTH self-care; SELF-efficacy; INFORMATION resources; PAIN management; KNOWLEDGE management; SOCIAL support; SOCIAL media; PROMPTS (Psychology); HEALTH Belief Model; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2019, Vol 46, Issue 4, p700
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1090198118824399