Dr Catherine Talbot, a Senior Lecturer from the Ageing and Dementia Research Centre at the University of Bournemouth along with Professor Neil Coulson from the University of Nottingham will present their work exploring the role of the Dementia Support Forum (DSF; hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society) in supporting those affected by dementia

This seminar will present two related studies.

The first study will report on the findings of a thematic analysis of a sub-forum within the DSF, outlining the content of messages exchanged between forum members. In the second study, the strategies used by forum members to solicit social support will be described alongside analysis of multiple indicators of ‘success’ (i.e. did users get the support they were looking for). Implications for online peer support through asynchronous forums and future research directions will be discussed.

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