Design, Delivery, Maintenance, and Outcomes of Peer-to-Peer Online Support Groups for People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: Systematic Review

Liam R Maclachlan   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Kathryn Mills   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Belinda J Lawford   ³ , PhD ;   Thorlene Egerton   ³ , PhD ;   Jenny Setchell   ¹ , PhD ;   Leanne M Hall   ¹ , PhD ;   Melanie L Plinsinga   ¹ , MSc ;   Manuela Besomi   ¹ , MSc ;   Pek Ling Teo   ³ , MHSc ;   Jillian P Eyles   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Rebecca Mellor   ¹ , PhD ;   Luciano Melo   ⁶ , BSc ;   Sarah Robbins   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Paul W Hodges   ¹ , DSC, MedDr, PhD ;   David J Hunter   ^{4, 5} , MD, PhD ;   Bill Vicenzino   ¹ , PhD ;   Kim L Bennell   ³ , PhD

¹ The School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

³ Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

⁴ Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Sydney, Australia

⁵ Department of Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

⁶ Sax Institute, Sydney, Australia

*these authors contributed equally