Araújo YB

Bevan JL

Bousso RS

Brownstein CA

Cassano J

Charon JM

Coyne I

Davis K

Elm MS

Elo S

Farmer AD

Hine C

Kirk S

Lefèvre F

Madden M

Michikyan M

Moreno MA

Moretti FA

O'Keeffe GS

Recuero R

van der Velden M

Escola Anna Nery

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Abstract  Objective: This study aimed to understand how social networking websites are used by adolescents and their importance during the hospitalization process.  Method: A descriptive and qualitative study was supported by the virtual ethnographic method and resorted to the symbolic interactionism as theoretical framework. Eleven hospitalized adolescents were interviewed.  Results: Three categories were identified based on the analysis of interviews and posts: Being able to use social networking websites during hospitalization; Using the Facebook® chat to keep connected to friends; Seeking support from friends through social networking websites.  Final considerations: Facebook® was the social networking website that adolescents used the most, standing out as an important form of entertainment during hospitalization that facilitates communication and social support. Healthcare professionals should value the use of social networking websites by hospitalized adolescents and encourage access to these tools, providing hospital resources to expand and facilitate this access.</jats:p

Camila Amaral Borghi

Regina Szylit

Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa

Michelle Freire Baliza

Uyara Talmatare Jesus Camara

Heloísa Cristina Figueiredo Frizzo

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Use of social networking websites as a care instrument for hospitalized adolescents

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ean/v22n1/1414-8145-ean-2177-9465-EAN-2017-0159.pdf

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