“Not all my friends need to know”: a qualitative study of teenage patients, privacy, and social media

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

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.