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Daraz L, Dogu C, Houde V, Bouseh S, Morshed KG. Assessing Credibility: Quality Criteria for Patients, Caregivers, and the Public in Online Health Information-A Qualitative Study. J Patient Exp 2024; 11:23743735241259440. [PMID: 38827225 PMCID: PMC11143846 DOI: 10.1177/23743735241259440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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The increasing reliance on the Internet for health information has raised concerns about patients using unreliable and potentially harmful content. This study aimed to establish quality criteria to assist patients, caregivers, and the public in evaluating the reliability of online health information. We conducted focus group workshops with 25 participants recruited across Canada, proficient in either English or French. The participants included 13 females and 12 males, with the majority having a college or higher level of education. Through an in-depth analysis comparing various aspects, the participants determined 6 quality criteria: authorship, reliability, usefulness, accessibility, readability, and privacy & confidentiality. The findings from this study present a comprehensive list of quality criteria that will contribute to developing evidence-based quality benchmarks and policy frameworks in multiple languages. These criteria are not only valid but also well-suited to the diverse needs and preferences of patients and the public, providing a reliable framework for evaluating online health information through an evidence-based approach.
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- Lubna Daraz
- School of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- School of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- School of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Qian L, Hu W, Jiang M. The Impact of Online Social Behavior on College Student's Life Satisfaction: Chain-Mediating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Core Self-Evaluation. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:4677-4683. [PMID: 38024663 PMCID: PMC10674680 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s433156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Purpose To examine the influence of social behavior on college students' life satisfaction and the mediating effects of perceived social support and core self-evaluation. Methods 779 college students were investigated with the online social behavior scale, life satisfaction scale, core self-evaluation scale and perceived social support scale. Results Online social behavior significantly positively predicted the perceived social support and life satisfaction; Perceived social support significantly positively predicted the core self-evaluation and life satisfaction; Core self-evaluation significantly positively predicted life satisfaction; Perceived social support and core self-evaluation have a significant chain mediating effect between online social behavior and life satisfaction. Conclusion This study confirmed the positive effects of online social behavior on college students, through improving college students' level of perceived social support and core self-evaluation to increase life satisfaction.
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- Ling Qian
- School of Business, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China
- Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School Office, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China
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Li Q, Luximon Y, Zhang J. The Influence of Anthropomorphic Cues on Patients' Perceived Anthropomorphism, Social Presence, Trust Building, and Acceptance of Health Care Conversational Agents: Within-Subject Web-Based Experiment. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e44479. [PMID: 37561567 PMCID: PMC10450539 DOI: 10.2196/44479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The last decade has witnessed the rapid development of health care conversational agents (CAs); however, there are still great challenges in making health care CAs trustworthy and acceptable to patients. OBJECTIVE Focusing on intelligent guidance CAs, a type of health care CA for web-based patient triage, this study aims to investigate how anthropomorphic cues influence patients' perceived anthropomorphism and social presence of such CAs and evaluate how these perceptions facilitate their trust-building process and acceptance behavior. METHODS To test the research hypotheses, the video vignette methodology was used to evaluate patients' perceptions and acceptance of various intelligent guidance CAs. The anthropomorphic cues of CAs were manipulated in a 3×2 within-subject factorial experiment with 103 participants, with the factors of agent appearance (high, medium, and low anthropomorphic levels) and verbal cues (humanlike and machine-like verbal cues) as the within-subject variables. RESULTS The 2-way repeated measures ANOVA analysis indicated that the higher anthropomorphic level of agent appearance significantly increased mindful anthropomorphism (high level>medium level: 4.57 vs 4.27; P=.01; high level>low level: 4.57 vs 4.04; P<.001; medium level>low level: 4.27 vs 4.04; P=.04), mindless anthropomorphism (high level>medium level: 5.39 vs 5.01; P<.001; high level>low level: 5.39 vs 4.85; P<.001), and social presence (high level>medium level: 5.19 vs 4.83; P<.001; high level>low level: 5.19 vs 4.72; P<.001), and the higher anthropomorphic level of verbal cues significantly increased mindful anthropomorphism (4.83 vs 3.76; P<.001), mindless anthropomorphism (5.60 vs 4.57; P<.001), and social presence (5.41 vs 4.41; P<.001). Meanwhile, a significant interaction between agent appearance and verbal cues (.004) was revealed. Second, the partial least squares results indicated that privacy concerns were negatively influenced by social presence (β=-.375; t312=4.494) and mindful anthropomorphism (β=-.112; t312=1.970). Privacy concerns (β=-.273; t312=9.558), social presence (β=.265; t312=4.314), and mindless anthropomorphism (β=.405; t312=7.145) predicted the trust in CAs, which further promoted the intention to disclose information (β=.675; t312=21.163), the intention to continuously use CAs (β=.190; t312=4.874), and satisfaction (β=.818; t312=46.783). CONCLUSIONS The findings show that a high anthropomorphic level of agent appearance and verbal cues could improve the perceptions of mindful anthropomorphism and mindless anthropomorphism as well as social presence. Furthermore, mindless anthropomorphism and social presence significantly promoted patients' trust in CAs, and mindful anthropomorphism and social presence decreased privacy concerns. It is also worth noting that trust was an important antecedent and determinant of patients' acceptance of CAs, including their satisfaction, intention to disclose information, and intention to continuously use CAs.
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- Qingchuan Li
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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Wang Y, Bao S, Chen Y. How does social media use influence the mental health of pancreatic cancer patients: a chain mediating effect of online social support and psychological resilience. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1166776. [PMID: 37441643 PMCID: PMC10333754 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1166776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Background Pancreatic cancer is an extremely malignant disease that poses a serious threat to the mental health of patients. Many cancer patients now use social media for online social support. However, the impact of social media on mental health is currently inconsistent in the academic community. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the mediating effects of online social support and psychological resilience in the relationship between social media use and mental health of pancreatic cancer patients. Methods Four hundred and twenty-five valid questionnaires were collected through convenience sampling. All data were processed using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0. We examine the influence relationships among latent variables by constructing a structural equation model. Then SPSS Process Macro was used to test the chain mediating effect of the model. Results The results showed that (1) anxiety situations occurred in 22.2% of participants (N = 94), while the incidence of depression was 20.2% (N = 86). (2) Social media use positively influenced online social support (β = 0.990, p < 0.001), psychological resilience (β = 0.504, p < 0.001), and mental health (β = 0.330, p < 0.001); online social support positively influenced psychological resilience (β = 0.535, p < 0.001) and mental health (β = 0.354, p < 0.001); psychological resilience significantly and positively influenced mental health (β = 0.243, p < 0.001). (3) The chain mediating effect of online social support and psychological resilience was significant at 0.253 with a confidence interval of [0.178, 0.340]. Conclusion Pancreatic cancer patients in China are exposed to a high burden of anxiety and depression, which requires urgent attention. Meanwhile, online social support and psychological resilience played a chain mediating role between social media use and mental health (anxiety and depression), and our results provide new insights and ways to support the mental health improvement of pancreatic cancer patients.
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China
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Potnis D, Halladay M, Jones S. Consequences of information exchanges of vulnerable women on Facebook: An “information grounds” study informing value co‐creation and ICT4D research. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Devendra Potnis
- School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information The University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences The University of Tennessee at Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information The University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USA
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Potnis D, Halladay M. Information practices of administrators for controlling information in an online community of new mothers in rural America. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Devendra Potnis
- School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Child and Family Studies Department, College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences University of Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee USA
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The role of personality traits in participation in an Online Cancer Community. ASLIB J INFORM MANAG 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/ajim-05-2022-0242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate how personality traits influence participative behaviour in an Online Cancer Community (OCC).Design/methodology/approachQualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 42 users of one of the largest OCCs in Australia – Cancer Council Online Community in New South Wales (NSW).FindingsThe results showed that extraversion, emotional stability and agreeableness traits influence posting behaviour, whereas the conscientiousness trait influences lurking behaviour. The openness trait did not affect either posters or lurkers’ online behaviour.Research limitations/implicationsThe research highlights the pivotal role of personality traits in users’ decisions to post or lurk using a multi-theory perspective that combined the social exchange theory and the Five-Factor Model. Future studies should explore personality traits that can benefit from online participation in an OCC to transition only lurkers who may benefit from posting.Practical implicationsInsights from the study inform OCC practitioners and moderators when designing the OCC platform. Except for the openness trait, lurkers and posters exhibited different attitudes, which indicates that integrating these findings in the OCC design can facilitate adopting strategies to elicit more participation by OCC users.Originality/valueThis is the first study that explored the role of personality traits in users’ decisions to participate in an OCC.
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Zhang J, Luximon Y, Li Q. Seeking medical advice in mobile applications: How social cue design and privacy concerns influence trust and behavioral intention in impersonal patient–physician interactions. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.107178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Montesi M. Human information behavior during the Covid-19 health crisis. A literature review. LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH 2021; 43:101122. [PMID: 34642543 PMCID: PMC8498744 DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2021.101122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The research carried out on human information behavior (HIB) during the Covid-19 health crisis was reviewed, with the premise that HIB and information practices allow humans to adapt to the changing circumstances of existence. A literature search was run on the LISTA and Google Scholar databases from middle March 2020 up to the end of March 2021. After filtering retrieved results, 52 studies were selected. Results are summarized into seven main themes, including the use of traditional and social media, infoveillance of search engines and social media activity, misinformation, disinformation and infodemics, and uncertainty and emotions. Results point to the need to carry out additional research in specific contexts and addressing vulnerable and marginalized groups. Further areas of inquiry include the interplay of emotions, knowledge and behaviors during the information seeking process, a better understanding of local knowledge and experiential knowledge, and the need to comprehend the limitations of ICT.
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- Michela Montesi
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Documentación, Calle de Santísima Trinidad, 37, 28010 Madrid, Spain
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Potnis DD, Halladay M. Role of gatekeeping on Facebook in creating information benefits for vulnerable, pregnant women in the rural United States. JOURNAL OF DOCUMENTATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/jd-02-2021-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate why and how gatekeepers on social networking sites (SNS) create what types of information benefits for gated, vulnerable, pregnant women in the rural United States.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study adopts “network gatekeeping” as a theoretical lens to implement a combination of deductive and inductive qualitative approaches for analyzing in-depth interviews with members and administrators of a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Group on Facebook with a membership of over 500 pregnant women in rural Appalachia in the United States.FindingsThe VBAC group administrators' (a) vision of transforming the existing doctor-centric birth culture to a more mother-centric birth culture in the rural United States, (b) expertise and experience in healthcare and (c) valuing scientific, evidence-based information lead to recurring, authoritative but evolving manifestations of combinations of nine network gatekeeping mechanisms. Implementations of nine network gatekeeping mechanisms (i.e. localization, infrastructure, cost effect, channeling, censorship, regulation, editorial, user-interaction and value adding mechanisms) help VBAC group administrators control interactions and information on the group, thereby creating 16 information benefits for the gated, vulnerable women before, during and after pregnancy.Originality/valueThis sociological study of network gatekeeping posits and proves an “information value chain” (i.e. Why to create information benefits? – How to create information benefits? – What types of information benefits?) for vulnerable, pregnant women on Facebook. Rarely any study shows the role of network gatekeeping mechanisms in implementing an information value chain.
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Community attachment and emotional well-being: an empirical study of an online community for people with diabetes. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & PEOPLE 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/itp-06-2019-0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate how community attachment to an OHC reduces the OHC users' emotional distress and therefore improves their emotional well-being.Design/methodology/approachA survey study was conducted in one of the largest online health communities (OHC) for people with diabetes.FindingsOHC participants are likely to experience reduced emotional distress when they have developed an attachment to the community. This attachment is, in turn, positively associated with the normative expectations of reciprocity and the affective feeling of gratitude. However, some commonly used behavioral measures of community participation, such as visit frequency and membership tenure, have little to do with either community attachment or reduced emotional distress.Research limitations/implicationsThe research highlights the pivotal role of community attachment in appraising the much-debated benefits of OHCs. However, the cross-sectional survey study has its limitations in terms of establishing causality.Practical implicationsOHC managers need to look beyond some of the commonly used metrics, such as monthly visits and number of new postings, and focus on fostering a sense of attachment among existing users in order to fulfill the OHC's potential of emotional support. Our study implies that design features facilitating reciprocation and gratitude expression among users can lead to a strong emotional bond.Originality/valueThis is one of the first studies on the antecedents of community attachment and the relationship between community attachment and emotional distress in the context of OHC.
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The effectiveness of online interventions for patients with gynecological cancer: An integrative review. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 158:143-152. [PMID: 32340692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.04.690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE With advantages of easy accessibility and various multimedia interactivity formats, online interventions have been developed to improve health outcomes for patients with a variety of gynecological cancers, but evidence regarding their effectiveness for such patients is not well-understood. This review aimed to synthesize study findings that were published in English or Chinese regarding the effectiveness of online interventions on the quality of life, symptom distress, social support, psychological distress, sexual well-being, and body image in patients with gynecological cancer. METHODS This integrative review adhered to five steps, including problem identification, literature search, quality appraisal, data analysis, and presentation. Ten electronic databases (MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, PubMed, Wiley Online Journals, Web of Science, OVID, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Cochrane Library) were searched from the inception of each database to April 2019 in accordance with the rigid and explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria. Version 2018 of the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used for the quality appraisal of the articles. RESULTS Out of 276 articles, 24 potentially eligible articles were initially identified. A manual search retrieved an additional eligible three articles. After nine articles were excluded, ten quantitative, six qualitative, and two mixed-methods articles were finally included. Online interventions improved quality of life and body images in patients with gynecological cancer, but there were inconclusive effects on symptom distress, social support, psychological distress, and sexual well-being. CONCLUSIONS Online interventions have been increasingly used as clinically promising interventions to promote health outcomes among patients with gynecological cancer. Studies with more rigorous designs and sufficient sample sizes are needed to elucidate the effectiveness of such online interventions. Healthcare workers can incorporate existing or new online interventions into their routine care to improve health outcomes for patients with gynecological cancer.
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Lazard AJ, Brennen JS, Troutman Adams E, Love B. Cues for Increasing Social Presence for Mobile Health App Adoption. JOURNAL OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2020; 25:136-149. [PMID: 32026759 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2020.1719241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As mobile health apps become increasingly influential in daily life, they present an important opportunity for health communication for disease prevention. User impressions of app designs are influential for adoption. Using cues to increase feelings of being with others (social presence) is one way to encourage favorable impressions and health app adoption. To examine the impact of social context cues (conversation cues vs. community cues vs. no cue control) on two forms of social presence (emergent and transcendent social presence), we conducted an online experiment (n = 587) with US adults. We also examined the indirect effects of conversation and community cues through social presence on app trust, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and intentions to use the app. We found that conversational cues elicited intended feelings for new, emergent interactions and that community cues increased perceptions of ongoing or established social formations for transcendent interactions. These cues also had positive indirect effects for increased trust, perceived usefulness, and intentions to use the health apps and should be considered when developing mHealth to improve uptake and delivery of health promotion online.
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- Allison J Lazard
- Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Center for Health Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Hussman School of Journalism and Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for Health Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin, Austn, TX, USA
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Introne J, Erickson I, Semaan B, Goggins S. Designing sustainable online support: Examining the effects of design change in 49 online health support communities. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Joshua Introne
- Department of Media & Information, Michigan State University East Lansing MI
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- School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Syracuse NY
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- School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Syracuse NY
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri Columbia MO
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Hauken MA, Dyregrov K, Senneseth M. Characteristics of the social networks of families living with parental cancer and support provided. J Clin Nurs 2019; 28:3021-3032. [PMID: 30941831 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the characteristics of the social networks of families living with parental cancer and the kind of social support they provide compared with what the families report having received. BACKGROUND Parental cancers are highly distressing for both parents and children. Among other concerns, families report a severe lack of social support. However, we know little about these families' private social networks, nor support provided and received as reported by network members and the family. METHODS Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, 16 families living with parental cancer and 130 of their network members participated. Healthy parents and network members filled out The Assistance Questionnaire-Receivers of support (AQR)/The Assistance Questionnaire-Providers of Support (AQP). RESULTS Network members were mainly resourceful friends (44%) and family members (42%). Only 1/3 became supporters at diagnosis, and nearly 50% had to be asked. Supporters provided a variety of types of help, especially emotional support. A match between the perception of the healthy parent and that of the network members was found for provided (p = 0.211) and received (p = 0.741) support. Supporters were satisfied with their provided support, experiencing it as rewarding and associated with few negative aspects. The STROBE checklist for observational studies was followed in reporting the results. CONCLUSIONS The social networks, being mainly family and friends, were able to provide different types of help, especially emotional support. A useful suggestion may be to involve supporters at an earlier stage, providing more practical support. RELEVANCE FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE Nurses are in a unique position to promote social support for families living with parental cancer by embracing a network focus, by emphasising the importance and potential of social support, by helping families to map their network and by teaching them how to be explicit in their requests for support.
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- May Aasebø Hauken
- Center for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Center for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Center for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Haukeland University, Bergen, Norway
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Kock N, Moqbel M. Social Networking Site Use, Positive Emotions, and Job Performance. JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/08874417.2019.1571457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ned Kock
- Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX, USA
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Zigron S, Bronstein J. “Help is where you find it”: The role of weak ties networks as sources of information and support in virtual health communities. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shimrit Zigron
- Department of Information Science; Bar-Ilan University; Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
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- Department of Information Science; Bar-Ilan University; Ramat Gan 52900 Israel
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Erfani SS, Abedin B. Impacts of the use of social network sites on users' psychological well-being: A systematic review. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Faculty of Engineering and IT; University of Technology Sydney; Ultimo 2007 Australia
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Abedin B, Qahri-Saremi H. Introduction to the Special Issue — Social Computing and Service Innovation: A Framework for Research. JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10919392.2018.1407065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Babak Abedin
- School of Systems, Management, and Leadership, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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