Assessing the Feasibility of Using Parents' Social Media Conversations to Inform Burn First Aid Interventions: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burns are common childhood injuries, which can lead to serious physical and psychological outcomes. Appropriate first aid is essential in managing the pain and severity of these injuries; hence, parents who need timely access to such information often seek it from the web. In particular, social media allow them to reach other parents, hence these conversations may provide insight to aid the design and evaluation of burn first aid interventions for parents.

Objective

This study aims to determine the feasibility of finding, accessing, and analyzing parent burn first aid conversations on social media to inform intervention research.

Methods

The initial choice of the relevant social media was made based on the results of a parent focus group and survey. We cons

SUBMITTER: Bennett V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467599 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature