[www.hungrig-online.de: results from an online survey in the largest German-speaking Internet self help community for eating disorders].
Being a medium which is available anywhere and at any time, the Internet is an appropriate contact point for people with psychological or somatic disorders. With this objective, www.hungrig-online.de was established in 1999. It provides information and communication for people affected by an eating disorder. Today, the website is the largest german-speaking Internet portal for eating disorders. In this investigation, 1006 participants were asked about socio-demographic data, details about their eating disorder and their attitudes and expectations concerning hungrig-on-line.de. The answers of the 312 13-to-19-year-old participants are more precisely analysed in this article. They evaluated the offerings of hungrig-online.de mostly positively.
Nedoschill
Jan
J
Kinder- und jugendpsychiatrische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen und "Hungrig-Online e. V.", Erlangen. klinik@nedoschill.de
Leiberich
Peter
P
Popp
Christine
C
Loew
Thomas
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires