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Facebook Support Groups for Pediatric Rare Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate Opportunities, Limitations, and Privacy Concerns

Facebook Support Groups for Pediatric Rare Diseases: Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate Opportunities, Limitations, and Privacy Concerns

Kendall τ showed a weak positive correlation between overall Facebook usage and support group usage (r=0.334, P Most members used the Facebook group to find medical information about the disease, to read about personal experiences concerning the disease, to get advice on caring for someone with this disease, and to share their personal experiences concerning the disease. They agreed that Facebook reduces and eliminates the problem of distance between people affected by rare diseases (Figure 1).

Sarah Catrin Titgemeyer, Christian P Schaaf

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2022;5(1):e31411

Facebook Support Groups for Rare Pediatric Diseases: Quantitative Analysis

Facebook Support Groups for Rare Pediatric Diseases: Quantitative Analysis

ORs were calculated to compare the probability of a disease with known or unknown disease-describing parameters to be represented by at least one Facebook group: known prevalence (OR 3.98, 95% CI 3.39-4.66, P Diseases and Facebook support groups by prevalence and type of disease. Pediatric rare diseases on Orphanet and diseases with at least one group that follow the different inheritance modes (more than one may apply). a More than one may apply.

Sarah Catrin Titgemeyer, Christian Patrick Schaaf

JMIR Pediatr Parent 2020;3(2):e21694