Feeling blue? Go online: An empirical study of social support among patients
In this paper, we investigate whether social support exchanged in an online healthcare
community benefits patients' mental health. We propose a nonhomogeneous Partially …
community benefits patients' mental health. We propose a nonhomogeneous Partially …
[HTML][HTML] Eliciting and receiving online support: using computer-aided content analysis to examine the dynamics of online social support
Background Although many people with serious diseases participate in online support
communities, little research has investigated how participants elicit and provide social …
communities, little research has investigated how participants elicit and provide social …
Social support and user engagement in online health communities
Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social support for people
with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with those who face similar …
with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with those who face similar …
[HTML][HTML] Analyzing and predicting user participations in online health communities: a social support perspective
Background: Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social
support for people with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with similar peers …
support for people with health problems. Members of OHCs interact online with similar peers …
Causal factors of effective psychosocial outcomes in online mental health communities
Online mental health communities enable people to seek and provide support, and growing
evidence shows the efficacy of community participation to cope with mental health distress …
evidence shows the efficacy of community participation to cope with mental health distress …
The effects of participating in a physician-driven online health community in managing chronic disease: evidence from two natural experiments.
This research examines physician-driven online health communities (OHC), a social media
application in healthcare that engages both patients and physicians. Drawing on the" patient …
application in healthcare that engages both patients and physicians. Drawing on the" patient …
[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal changes in psychological states in online health community members: understanding the long-term effects of participating in an online …
Background Major depression is a serious challenge at both the individual and population
levels. Although online health communities have shown the potential to reduce the …
levels. Although online health communities have shown the potential to reduce the …
Adoption of online follow-up service by patients: an empirical study based on the elaboration likelihood model
CR Li, E Zhang, JT Han - Computers in human behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapid development of Web 2.0 technologies has made it possible for online health
communities to provide convenient platforms that enable doctors to provide medical services …
communities to provide convenient platforms that enable doctors to provide medical services …
Benefiting from social capital in online support groups: An empirical study of cancer patients
CE Beaudoin, CC Tao - CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2007 - liebertpub.com
With measures specific to the online cancer environment and data from an online survey of
cancer patients, the current study finds support for the following model: asynchronous online …
cancer patients, the current study finds support for the following model: asynchronous online …
The future of mental health care: peer-to-peer support and social media
JA Naslund, KA Aschbrenner, LA Marsch… - Epidemiology and …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Aims: People with serious mental illness are increasingly turning to popular social media,
including Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, to share their illness experiences or seek advice …
including Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, to share their illness experiences or seek advice …