Designing and evaluating the acceptability of Realshare

An online support community for teenagers and young adults with cancer

Bibliographic Data

ID4226752
AuthorsCatrin Griffiths (0000-0002-6581-0536, University of the West of England), Niki Panteli (0000-0003-0822-3842, University of Bath), Deirdre Brunton (University Hospitals Bristol, UK), Ben Marder (0000-0003-1641-2344, University of Edinburgh), Heidi Williamson (0000-0003-0189-4803, University of the West of England)
Year2015
Volume20
Issue12
Pages1589-1601
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105313519154
PMID24470526
OpenAlexW2149861619
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

A participatory action approach was used to design and evaluate the acceptability of the Realshare online community. Pre and post-intervention focus groups were conducted and participants were asked to test out Realshare during two intervention periods: when a facilitator was present and when one was not. Focus group data and forum messages were thematically analysed. The themes identified related to participants' website design requirements, how they used the community and the evaluation of Realshare after having used it. Amendments were made to Realshare throughout the project. Realshare is available to young oncology patients in the South West of England

Community-based participatory research · Facilitator · Focus group · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Online community · Online discussion · Participatory action research · Sociology · Test (biology · World Wide Web · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Computer Science · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology

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