Add to ORKG• Overview of growth and impact of online support groups/communities • Predictors of online support group/community participation • Key theoretical frameworks applied to online support groups/communities • Critique of online support group theory and empirical studies • Overview and critique of online support groups/communities and health outcomes • Agenda for future research This article reviews literature on online support groups/communities for individuals facing health concerns. Spe-cifically, the article focuses on predictors of online support group/community participation, major theoretical frame-works that have been applied to the study of online support groups/communities, and coping strategies and health outcomes for individuals fac...
Objective: Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited disorder, characterised by a progressive degene...
The impending use of internet open up a broad spectrum of usage. Among those are the use of sharing ...
Background: Social support plays an important role for the perceived health in people with health pr...
This article reviews literature on online support groups/communities for individuals facing health c...
Presently, an increasing number of people with chronic diseases exchange social support using online...
Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social support for people with health...
AbstractA new model of health care is emerging in which individuals can take charge of their health ...
People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to support groups. ...
Online Health Communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social, emotional and informational...
People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to support groups. ...
INTRODUCTION: People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to su...
Peer support groups can play a significant role in the way people manage their health. Information t...
Online support groups have shown a strong potential to foster resourceful environments for people li...
BACKGROUND: Although many people with serious diseases participate in online support communities, li...
Objective: To identify and describe the activities performed by online support community moderators....
Objective: Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited disorder, characterised by a progressive degene...
The impending use of internet open up a broad spectrum of usage. Among those are the use of sharing ...
Background: Social support plays an important role for the perceived health in people with health pr...
This article reviews literature on online support groups/communities for individuals facing health c...
Presently, an increasing number of people with chronic diseases exchange social support using online...
Online health communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social support for people with health...
AbstractA new model of health care is emerging in which individuals can take charge of their health ...
People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to support groups. ...
Online Health Communities (OHCs) have become a major source of social, emotional and informational...
People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to support groups. ...
INTRODUCTION: People in stressful circumstances, such as serious health conditions, often turn to su...
Peer support groups can play a significant role in the way people manage their health. Information t...
Online support groups have shown a strong potential to foster resourceful environments for people li...
BACKGROUND: Although many people with serious diseases participate in online support communities, li...
Objective: To identify and describe the activities performed by online support community moderators....
Objective: Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited disorder, characterised by a progressive degene...
The impending use of internet open up a broad spectrum of usage. Among those are the use of sharing ...
Background: Social support plays an important role for the perceived health in people with health pr...