title: Exploring a social network for sharing information about pain.
abstract: The purpose of study was to evaluate the opinion of users about the experience of sharing information about pain in a social network. An electronic survey study was conducted from September to November/2009. Nine participants assessed the social network through of an electronic questionnaire.
  
  
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  positive aspects (easy access, organized information, interactivity, encourages the sharing of information, learning opportunity). The sharing of information contributes to the development of a collective intelligence based on exchanging experiences and knowledge sharing.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Graziela
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Grace T Marcon
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Dal Sasso