An increasing number of online support groups (OSGs) have embraced the features of
social networking. So far, little is known about how patients use and benefit from these …

Topic: Online peer support services are increasingly recognized as valuable resources for
individuals living with depression to be proactively involved in the management of their …

Background: Increasing numbers of people living with a long-term health condition are
putting personal health information online, including on discussion boards. Many discussion …

Unemployment is an unfortunate reality, whose overcoming often depends on social
support, among other factors. Online social media, such as social network sites and …

Purpose This article presents initial psychometric validation of an instrument developed to
measure cyber informational and decisional empowerment. The article provides preliminary …

There has been a growing interest among researchers about the Internet-based social
support. However, not much is known about whether electronic support is associated with …

Walden University is committed to social change as a way to improve the social condition for
everyone (Walden University, 2009). For this reason, Walden University has incorporated …

This study investigates the communication between patrons and librarians at a large
research university's virtual reference service. Reference transactions were analyzed for …

Information and communication technologies have introduced new and impressive tools for
information sharing and building computer mediated knowledge repositories in a global …

As a characteristic of modern society, the Internet has led to an information revolution and
has become an essential information resource. Most patients use the Internet to gather …