Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
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Narrative discourse of burn injury and recovery on peer support websites: A qualitative analysis.
Although advances have been made in burn care and recovery, less is known about the experience of living with severe burn injury. Like other patient groups, burn survivors are now turning to social media and shared web-based peer support resources during recovery and continuing long after discharge. Ongoing peer support is often part of the reclamation process after-burn injury. Peer support and event sharing helps foster hope, motivation and reassurance.