Professor Kyle Burrichter
Department of biotechnology, Houghton College, United States

Abstract:

The basic aim of this research study is to determine the effect of online support groups on the mental health outcomes of individuals with chronic illnesses. This research study depends upon primary research data analysis for this purpose to develop different research questions related to online support groups and mental health outcomes. These questions were fulfilled by different participants for measuring the research study using SPSS software and generating informative results. The descriptive statistic analysis, the indicator correlations, the one-way ANOVA test analysis, reliability, and validity analysis also explain the graphic analysis related to the online support groups on mental health. The overall research study found that there are positive and significant links between online support groups on mental health outcomes for individuals with chronic illness. Online support shows that direct impact on mental health outcomes for individuals with chronic illness..

Keywords:online support groups (OSG), mental health outcomes (MHO), individual chronic illness (ICI), SPSS software