Dennis Owen Frohlich, MS, is Doctoral Candidate, College of Journalism and Communications, Division of Graduate Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Correspondence to: Dennis Owen Frohlich, MS, College of Journalism and Communications, Division of Graduate Studies, University of Florida, PO Box 118400, Gainesville, FL 32611 ([email protected]).
The author thanks Dr. Sharon Abramowitz for her guidance and support of this project.
Although a few participants knew of the author peripherally through his work in the online inflammatory bowel disease community, the author did not have a personal relationship with any of the participants at the time of this study.
The author declares no funding or conflict of interest.
Received August 11, 2012
Accepted December 11, 2012
doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000030