biostudies-literatureUnknown6(2)Lavorgna L<h4>Background</h4>Social media are a vital link for people with health concerns who find in Web communities a valid and comforting source for information exchange, debate, and knowledge enrichment. This aspect is important for people affected by chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), who are very well informed about the disease but are vulnerable to hopes of being cured or saved by therapies whose efficacy is not always scientifically proven. To improve health-related coping and social interaction for people with MS, we created an MS social network (SMsocialnetwork.com) with a medical team constantly online to intervene promptly when false or inappropriate medical information are shared.<h4>Objective</h4>The goal of this study was to assess the impact of SMsocialnetwork.com on theInteractive journal of medical researche10https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5533941biostudies-literatureHealth-Related Coping and Social Interaction in People with Multiple Sclerosis Supported by a Social Network: Pilot Study With a New Methodological Approach.PMC5533941Bonavita SLavorgna LBuonanno DEsposito SBrescia Morra VTedeschi GDe Stefano MMoshtari FGallo ARullani FPiscopo KRusso ALanzillo RfalseHealth-Related Coping and Social Interaction in People with Multiple Sclerosis Supported by a Social Network: Pilot Study With a New Methodological Approach.<h4>Background</h4>Social media are a vital link for people with health concerns who find in Web communities a valid and comforting source for information exchange, debate, and knowledge enrichment. This aspect is important for people affected by chronic diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), who are very well informed about the disease but are vulnerable to hopes of being cured or saved by therapies whose efficacy is not always scientifically proven. To improve health-related coping and social interaction for people with MS, we created an MS social network (SMsocialnetwork.com) with a medical team constantly online to intervene promptly when false or inappropriate medical information are shared.<h4>Objective</h4>The goal of this study was to assess the impact of SMsocialnetwork.com on the2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Jul2025-04-05T15:13:28.742Z2019-08-03T07:39:09ZS-EPMC55339412871005610.2196/ijmr.7402