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Experiences of Blogging About Visible and Long-term Skin Conditions: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Experiences of Blogging About Visible and Long-term Skin Conditions: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

However, little is understood about the personal benefits of blogging: why people turn to blogging, how it impacts their sense making, or how they self-manage through blogging [18-20]. Our study aims to explore the personal experiences of blogging about a long-term skin condition which affects one’s appearance, and to consider this alongside analysis of the blog content.

Selina K Tour, Andrew Thompson, Ruth A Howard, Michael Larkin

JMIR Dermatol 2022;5(2):e29980

Experience of Peer Bloggers Using a Social Media Website for Adolescents With Depression or Anxiety: Proof-of-Concept Study

Experience of Peer Bloggers Using a Social Media Website for Adolescents With Depression or Anxiety: Proof-of-Concept Study

This paper describes a single-arm exploratory trial of the SOVA Peer Ambassador Program to understand the feasibility and acceptability of monthly blogging for the SOVA sites, and to understand the initial benefits AYA with depression or anxiety may experience blogging.

Sana Karim, Kimberly Hsiung, Maria Symonds, Ana Radovic

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(7):e26183

Partnering With Mommy Bloggers to Disseminate Breast Cancer Risk Information: Social Media Intervention

Partnering With Mommy Bloggers to Disseminate Breast Cancer Risk Information: Social Media Intervention

Thus, blogging can reach a broad audience. In addition to facilitating interaction and reach, blogs represent a unique channel where specific audiences (such as mothers) can be reached and influenced. Bloggers can customize health information in ways that readers relate to, as bloggers are likely perceived by readers as being similar in terms of beliefs, experiences, and language [33,34]. In other words, blog readers identify with the bloggers (eg, as a woman, mother, or survivor).

Kevin Bradley Wright, Carla Fisher, Camella Rising, Amelia Burke-Garcia, Dasha Afanaseva, Xiaomei Cai

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(3):e12441

Alcohol Consumption Reduction Among a Web-Based Supportive Community Using the Hello Sunday Morning Blog Platform: Observational Study

Alcohol Consumption Reduction Among a Web-Based Supportive Community Using the Hello Sunday Morning Blog Platform: Observational Study

In terms of less structured or formalized Web-based interventions, the internet also provides individuals the opportunity to connect with others and participate in activities such as blogging. Blogging has gained popularity over the past 10 years, with most blogs fitting the description of regular, date stamped articles that represent a timeline, and are used by the author for personally oriented communication [29].

Jessica Jane Louise Jane Louise Kirkman, Briony Leo, Jamie Christopher Moore

J Med Internet Res 2018;20(5):e196

Twitter and Public Health (Part 1): How Individual Public Health Professionals Use Twitter for Professional Development

Twitter and Public Health (Part 1): How Individual Public Health Professionals Use Twitter for Professional Development

More and more professionals are blogging, using coordinated efforts on sites such as Linked In, You Tube, Pinterest, and so on, to create their own brand as an expert in a specific field or topic. The following open responses show that individuals specifically use Twitter as a way to increase their career profile: I originally started using Twitter in 2010 to promote my blog, Pop Health. Twitter led to many great connections and opportunities (eg, being asked to guest blog on other public health sites).

Mark Hart, Nichole E Stetten, Sabrina Islam, Katherine Pizarro

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2017;3(3):e60

Does Academic Blogging Enhance Promotion and Tenure? A Survey of US and Canadian Medicine and Pediatric Department Chairs

Does Academic Blogging Enhance Promotion and Tenure? A Survey of US and Canadian Medicine and Pediatric Department Chairs

The low level of blogging (blog authorship) in academic medicine may reflect uncertainty among faculty about the role of blogs in relation to traditional forms of scholarship. Prior research has found that faculty work effort and publication patterns are heavily shaped by promotion and tenure requirements, which traditionally emphasize peer-reviewed publications as the benchmark for career advancement [5].

Christian Blake A Cameron, Vinay Nair, Manu Varma, Martha Adams, Kenar Jhaveri, Matthew A Sparks

JMIR Med Educ 2016;2(1):e10