Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries
This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic analysis, three themes emerged: shift in self-perce...
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| author | Garbett, Kirsty Harcourt, Diana Buchanan, Heather |
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| description | This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic analysis, three themes emerged: shift in self-perception, enhanced relationships and a change in life outlook. Many of these themes contained stories and experiences unique to a traumatic burn injury, suggesting that standardised trauma scales are not effectively measuring the impact of a burn in this population. Reflections on blog analysis are discussed, along with a recommendation that health researchers utilise the vast amount of data available from online blogs. |
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| spelling | nottingham-497552020-05-04T19:15:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49755/ Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries Garbett, Kirsty Harcourt, Diana Buchanan, Heather This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic analysis, three themes emerged: shift in self-perception, enhanced relationships and a change in life outlook. Many of these themes contained stories and experiences unique to a traumatic burn injury, suggesting that standardised trauma scales are not effectively measuring the impact of a burn in this population. Reflections on blog analysis are discussed, along with a recommendation that health researchers utilise the vast amount of data available from online blogs. SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01 Article PeerReviewed Garbett, Kirsty, Harcourt, Diana and Buchanan, Heather (2017) Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries. Journal of Health Psychology, 22 (13). pp. 1755-1766. ISSN 1359-1053 appearance Internet blog methodology post-traumatic growth qualitative methods trauma http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105316638549 doi:10.1177/1359105316638549 doi:10.1177/1359105316638549 |
| spellingShingle | appearance Internet blog methodology post-traumatic growth qualitative methods trauma Garbett, Kirsty Harcourt, Diana Buchanan, Heather Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title | Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title_full | Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title_fullStr | Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title_short | Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| title_sort | using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries |
| topic | appearance Internet blog methodology post-traumatic growth qualitative methods trauma |
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