Communicating pregnancy complication: a discourse analysis of an online support group
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The increase use of internet open up a broad spectrum of usage. Among those are the use of sharing platform such as Instagram and facebook for particular communities. Support groups are essential part of health treatment and recovery, in this case for pregnancy condition. One can try to find solace and information through online support group. Online support group enable people from around the globe to communicate, discuss and encourage others with similar condition. This article delves the question of how women use internet-based health support group. The researcher conduct qualitative discourse analysis on an online pregnancy support group and various literatures which explores the use of internet-based support group. The findings show that women use online support group because they found lack of support offline, they need information and emotional support regarding their pregnancy loss and the recovery process, the role of medical expert and the spouses are perceived differently.
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Corcoran, N. (2016). Communicating health: strategies for health promotion. In Communicating Health: Strategies for Health Promotion. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526401588
Cowchock, F. S., Lasker, J. N., Toedter, L. J., Skumanich, S. A., & Koenig, H. G. (2010). Religious beliefs affect grieving after pregnancy loss. Journal of Religion and Health, 49(4), 485–497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-009-9277-3
De La Rubia, J., Pérez, F., & Navarro, A. (2001). HELLP syndrome. Medicina Clínica, 117(2), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-7753(01)72014-3
Gee, J. P. (2010). An introduction to discourse analysis: Theory and method. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis Theory and Method. https://doi.org/10.1016/0346-251X(88)90022-X
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Holmstrom, A. (2014). Social support: Relationship to health. In T. L. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health Communication (Volume 1, pp. 1310–1312). SAGE.
Hu, X., Bell, R. A., Kravitz, R. L., & Orrange, S. (2012). The prepared patient: Information seeking of online support group members before their medical appointments. In Journal of Health Communication (Vol. 17, Issue 8, pp. 960–978). https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2011.650828
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Keeling, D., Khan, A., & Newholm, T. (2013). Internet forums and negotiation of healthcare knowledge cultures. Journal of Services Marketing, 27(1), 59–75. https://doi.org/10.1108/08876041311296383
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Syakuro, A. (2019). Bacaan istighfar Arab dan artinya keutamaan membaca Istighfar.
Van Dijk, T. (1997). Discourse as Structure and Process. In Discourse Studies: A Multidisciplinary Introduction. Volume 1 (pp. 1–7).
Wood, L. A., & Kroger, R. O. (2000). Chapter 5: Data collection. In Doing Discourse Analysis: Methods for Studying Action in Talk and Text.
Worrall, H., Schweizer, R., Marks, E., Yuan, L., Lloyd, C., & Ramjan, R. (2018). The effectiveness of support groups: a literature review. In Mental Health and Social Inclusion (Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 85–93). https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-12-2017-0055
Wright, K. B. (2014). Online support group, advantages and disadvantages. In Theresa L. Thompson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health Communication (Volume 1, pp. 987–990). SAGE.
Yoo, W., Namkoong, K., Choi, M., Shah, D. V., Tsang, S., Hong, Y., Aguilar, M., & Gustafson, D. H. (2014). Giving and receiving emotional support online: Communication competence as a moderator of psychosocial benefits for women with breast cancer. Computers in Human Behavior, 30, 13–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.024
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2020-03-05
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Vidyarini, T. N. (2020). Communicating pregnancy complication: a discourse analysis of an online support group. Jurnal Studi Komunikasi, 4(1), 49-62. https://doi.org/10.25139/jsk.v4i1.1946
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