Objective: To determine the demographics, usage patterns, attitudes, and experiences of online support site users. Design: Online survey. Patients: A total of 260 subjects recruited from 5 online psoriasis support groups. Main Outcome Measures: An exploratory analysis was performed to determine demographic and disease characteristics of online support site users. Perceived benefits were also documented. Results: The mean (SD) age of respondents was 40.1 (11.5) years (range, 18-75 years), most

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... 5.7%) were white, female (60.4%), and college educated (84.3%). Key factors associated with use of online support sites included availability of resources (95.3%), convenience