Published on in Vol 21, No 7 (2019): July

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/9805, first published .
Lumbar Spine Fusion Patients’ Use of an Internet Support Group: Mixed Methods Study

Lumbar Spine Fusion Patients’ Use of an Internet Support Group: Mixed Methods Study

Lumbar Spine Fusion Patients’ Use of an Internet Support Group: Mixed Methods Study

Janni Strøm   1, 2 , RN, MHSn, PhD ;   Mette Terp Høybye   1, 3 , MSc, PhD ;   Malene Laursen   1, 4 , MD, PhD ;   Lene Bastrup Jørgensen   1, 4 , RN, MScN, PhD ;   Claus Vinther Nielsen   2, 5, 6 , MD, PhD

1 Elective Surgery Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark

2 Section for Clinical Social Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

3 Interacting Minds Centre, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

4 Section for Public Health, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

5 DEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark

6 Regional Hospital West Jutland, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark

Corresponding Author:

  • Janni Strøm, RN, MHSn, PhD
  • Elective Surgery Centre
  • Silkeborg Regional Hospital
  • Falkevej 1-3
  • Silkeborg, 8800
  • Denmark
  • Phone: 45 41177137
  • Fax: 45 78416299
  • Email: japete@rm.dk