Widespread Internet Use by Caregivers of Children With Shunts Reported By Researchers

Patients and caregivers now readily turn to the Internet for information and emotional support when faced with disease. This is particularly true in the case of caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. Researchers at Children's of Alabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that adults caring for children with hydrocephalus reported greater regular use of the Internet than the general population (91.7 percent compared with 74 percent). The majority of these caregivers (81.9 ...