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The studies consisted of patients with chronic illnesses obtaining treatment from Children’s Hospital of eastern Ontario (CHEO) and a pediatric institute in Ottawa, Canada. A variety of technologies were available to the patients. Consent was given by parents and patients were interviewed on their on-line activity.
  
 
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Revision as of 01:19, 9 April 2015

This is a review of “Not all my friends need to know”: A qualitative study of teenage patients, privacy, and social media. [1].

Background

Teenagers are substantial users of social media and tend to share their personal health information PHI on-line. This paper studies their on-line behavior and their concern for privacy.

Objective

The studies consisted of patients with chronic illnesses obtaining treatment from Children’s Hospital of eastern Ontario (CHEO) and a pediatric institute in Ottawa, Canada. A variety of technologies were available to the patients. Consent was given by parents and patients were interviewed on their on-line activity.

Methods

Results

Comments

References

  1. Van der Velden, M., & Emam, K. (2013). “Not all my friends need to know”: A qualitative study of teenage patients, privacy, and social media. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 20(1), 16-24. Retrieved April 5, 2015, from http://jamia.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/1/16