title: Internet delivered question and answer column for patients with schizophrenia.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to describe the use of an Internet delivered question and answer column among patients with schizophrenia. The column was developed for research purposes. The study sample consisted of patients (N = 100) admitted to acute inpatient psychiatric care in two hospital districts. Descriptive data were collected from the column to which a nurse replied within 3 days and analysed using qualitative content analysis. The column had four to five questions weekly. The most common age of users was 18-24 years, and the gender distribution was almost equal. Column use was heaviest among students (44%) and least among unemployed people (19%). Out of 85 questions or comments sent to the column, 25 (29%) were related to program training and the remaining 60 (71%) were related to medication (31%), illness and tests (25%), other questions or comments (9%), daily life and coping with it (4%), and places to receive treatment (2%). An Internet delivered question and answer column can be included in the care of patients with schizophrenia. However, it requires a new type of basic and additional education in the field of mental health care in order for nurses to be able to provide nursing via the Internet forum.
authors: Tyks Vakka-Suomi Hospital , Uusikaupunki , Finland .
authors: Riikka
authors: R
authors: Maijala
authors: Minna
authors: M
authors: Anttila
authors: Marita
authors: M
authors: Koivunen
authors: Anneli
authors: A
authors: Pitkänen
authors: Lauri
authors: L
authors: Kuosmanen
authors: Maritta
authors: M
authors: Välimäki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Internet; psychiatric nursing; question and answer column; schizophrenia