Demand of the adolescent for education in health through virtual social networks: A descriptive study

Abstract

This is a dissertation project for the Academic Master in Health Care Sciences at the Fluminense Federal University. Primary Aim: To analyze the demand for education in health in virtual social networks for adolescents who live with chronic renal diseases. Specific Aims: To describe the experiences of adolescents who live with chronic renal diseases with the use of virtual social networks to acquire information related to health; to identify the demand for health education of adolescents in virtual social networks and report the effects of these demands of these adolescents on the role of the nurse. Method: This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, to be performed based on semi-structured interviews with adolescents that live with chronic renal diseases and who search for information related to health in virtual social networks.