Abstract Online Health Communities (OHCs) have become a popular avenue for people to
share common concerns about a health topic. However, because users of these forums tend …

People are increasingly looking for health-related information and support to empower their
self-management and decision making. Online health communities have not only become …

Background Online health forums provide peer support for a range of medical conditions
including life-threatening and terminal illnesses. Trust is an important component of peer-to …

This study investigates how social capital influences knowledge creation in online health
communities (OHCs), based on social capital theory. The study proposes that three social …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw on the stimulus-organism-response (SOR)
framework to examine users' knowledge sharing in online health communities (OHC) …

Online health communities are one source of information and advice in which people,
patients and their carers can exchange information and experiential advice. This advice is …

This study investigates consumers' use of online health communities (OHCs) for healthcare
from a relationship building perspective based on the commitment-trust theory of …

People are increasingly utilising patient online communities (POC) to seek useful health
information and empathetic support. Success of POC is reliant upon the willingness of …

Lack of trust can have a negative influence on consumers' willingness to share and adopt
information in virtual health communities. However, not much is known about factors that …

The internet is increasingly being used as a source of health advice and information by
individuals with long term conditions (LTCs). Specifically, online forums allow people to …