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Krista M. Versteeg; Jennifer M. Knopf, MA; Stephen Posluszny, BS; Anna-Liisa B. Vockell, MSN, CNP; Maria T. Britto, MD, MPH

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(1):91-92.

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Roughly 55% of Internet-using teenagers visit social networking sites (eg, MySpace and Facebook).¹ Many join health-related interest groups, which are often unmonitored. This poses a possible threat, because adolescents use the Internet as a primary source of health information² and may be unable to judge Web sites' reliability and accuracy. Because social networking sites are relatively new, little research examines their use and influence. This study describes the content of asthma-related interest groups on MySpace.

Methods

Our institutional review board determined this study was exempt from approval because it was observing public behavior. Data were collected from MySpace groups composed of a main group Web page and forums (Figure). Each forum discussion is made up of a thread of questions or comments (posts) on a topic.

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