Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical outcomes from applications of
contemporary social media in chronic disease; to develop a conceptual taxonomy to …

BACKGROUND: The roll out of HPV immunization programs across the United States was
hindered by controversy. We tracked the debate in the United States through MySpace, then …

Background A growing number of physicians are using social media as a professional
platform for health communication. The purpose of this study was to understand …

In recent years, the common and mundane dying has begun to take place in the public
space of the Internet. Among the blogs about food, fashion, travel, and other joyful aspects of …

Objectives. We analyzed the content and characteristics of influential health blogs and
bloggers to provide a more thorough understanding of the health blogosphere than was …

Title. Toward a theory of online communication in illness: concept analysis of illness blogs.
Aim. This paper is a report of a concept analysis of illness blogs and their relevance to …

Background: Young adults are often faced with challenges related to relationships,
employment, housing, and emotional development. Experiencing cancer during this time …

Objectives: The efficacy of user-defined subject tagging and software-generated subject
tagging for describing and organizing cancer blog contents was explored. Methods: The …

The morbidly obese, defined as people who are 100 pounds or more overweight, are the
fastest growing population among the obese. They often live with health risks, face …

Background Medical blogs have become valuable information sources for patients and
caregivers. Most research has focused on patients' creation of blogs as therapy. But we …