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  • Title: Using the Internet to support self-care.
    Author: LaPerrière B, Edwards P, Romeder JM, Maxwell-Young L.
    Journal: Can Nurse; 1998 May; 94(5):47-8. PubMed ID: 9923213.
    Abstract:
    Nurses have long recognized the importance of self-care. In the current Information Age, nurses can use the Internet to locate computer- and non-computer-based programs and tools that encourage people to become active consumers who control decisions and actions related to their health. The Internet can support self-care in two main ways: by supplying information and by providing a medium for interactive social support. But there are pros and cons to such use of the Internet.
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