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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2020

Use and impact of an online community for hospital patients.

Shefali Haldar, Sonali R Mishra, Yoojung Kim, Andrea Hartzler, Ari H Pollack, Wanda Pratt

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shefali HaldarDivision of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Sonali R MishraInformation School, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Yoojung KimGraduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
Andrea HartzlerDivision of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Ari H PollackDivision of Nephrology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Wanda PrattInformation School, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
University of Washington · USSeattle Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Patients as safeguards: Understanding the information needs of hospitalized patieR01HS022894 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI PRATT, WANDA · 2014 to 2018
$2.3M
AHRQ HHS R01 HS022894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough patient-peer support technologies have demonstrated effectiveness in a variety of health contexts-including diabetes, weight loss, and cancer-less is known about how hospitalized patients can benefit from this support. We investigated the nature of peer support in the hospital and the impact this support had on patients' hospital stays. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe created a technology, resembling an online health community, in which patients could exchange advice about their hospitalization. We deployed it at 1 pediatric hospital and 1 adult hospital. With 30 participants, we conducted bedside interviews, observed how they used the technology during their hospitalization, and completed follow-up phone interviews.

resultsParticipants shared advice about several topics, including adjusting to the hospital and building relationships with providers. Contrary to concerns that such a system would primarily serve as a place for patients to "complain," sentiment analysis showed that 23 of 36 (64%) of the shared advice reflected positive sentiment. Patients also reported positive impacts to their quality, safety, and hospital experience due to the inpatient peer support community. DISCUSSION: Participants benefited from peer support that transcended diagnoses and individual health conditions. The shared experience of being in the hospital was sufficient to yield valuable and practical peer support. Participants who did not contribute their own advice still experienced benefits from reading their peers' advice.

conclusionsOur study demonstrated the positive nature of peer advice exchanged, and the benefits of this advice on patients' hospital stays. Inpatient peer support technologies could be an additional resource for patients to engage in their care.

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InpatientsOnline Social NetworkingSocial SupportAdolescentAdultAgedChildFemaleHospitalizationHumansInternetInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPeer GroupYoung Adulthuman-computer interactiononline health communitiespatient engagementpatient-facing technologypeer supportquality and safety

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PMID31986197
PMCPMC7075532
OpenAlexW3003908544

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