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September 13, 2025Digital HealthOpen Access

Facebook as an arena for peer support?—Knowledge exchange and normative illness narratives about stroke

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LHLill HultmanUSUlla‐Karin SchönFSFredrik Sandman

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Implication

Discourse analysis reveals how stroke survivors shape narratives and identity in peer support, suggesting diverse recovery paths.

Key Points

  • Recovery narratives in peer support communities highlight identity struggles for stroke survivors.
  • Data from 397 posts revealed five shifting subject positions reflecting diverse experiences post-stroke.
  • Analysis followed Laclau and Mouffe's discursive framework to understand community dynamics.
  • Findings indicate a need for patient-centered services that recognize varied narratives and identity work.

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Hultman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d41ee7713b0b5dfea6866ahttps://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251376274
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