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

• Main Authors: Camila Amaral Borghi (Author), Regina Szylit (Author), Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa (Author), Michelle Freire Baliza (Author), Uyara Talmatare Jesus Camara (Author), Heloísa Cristina Figueiredo Frizzo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...