Participants and Recruitment
diabetes, asthma, myalgic encephalomyelitis, epilepsy
EPILEPSY, CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, ASTHMA, MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, DIABETES
Participants were recruited on the internet through open-access websites of community organizations that represent various chronic conditions including epilepsy, diabetes, asthma, cystic fibrosis, and myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome. The eligibility criteria were as follows: the participant must (1) be an Australian resident; (2) be aged between 16 and 25 years; (3) be diagnosed as having at least 1 chronic medical condition, which is defined as a physical condition lasting ≥6 months and requiring medical follow-up for >1 year; and (4) have access to a computer and sufficient internet literacy to complete the internet-based program. To facilitate program accessibility, we only required that the participants had a self-reported diagnosis of a chronic medical condition, that is, these were not verified through medical record checks.