Talking about your health to strangers: understanding the use of online social networks by patients

Colineau, Nathalie; Paris, Cécile

doi:10.1080/13614568.2010.496131

Cited by 116 publications

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“…Coulson and Knibb (2007) found that in some cases, people discovered it was very hard to find support through friends and family, so their support environment was entirely virtual. Colineau and Paris (2010) concurred that some people are able to connect with strangers online easily because they see them as peers who understand their health condition better than a friend who does not have the condition. Reeves (2000) conducted a qualitative study that asked HIV-positive people about their experiences seeking support online.…”

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The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

Frohlich

2014

Soc Theory Health

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Social support is an important component of health care for people with chronic health conditions. Previous research has described the types of messages created in support groups and found evidence for positive health outcomes of social support. Social support has been conceptualized in myriad ways, however, making it difficult to have a unified body of research. I propose a model to explain how the social support process works for people with chronic health conditions. I articulate what facets of the social support process need more study, and how the support environment should be conceptualized. Researchers should study a person's entire support environment, rather than isolated support groups, as research has often been limited to in the past, taking into account the particular issues of any chronic illness.

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Section: Support Environmentmentioning

confidence: 94%

The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

Frohlich

2014

Soc Theory Health

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“…This concept was derived from research on emotional and social support in online health contexts (Colineau & Paris, 2010), and previous work on social Q&A websites demonstrates this characteristic as highlighting the "social" portion of social Q&A websites (Kim, 2010;). Intimacy was operationalized as the presence and degree of affective and self-referential language used in an answer.…”

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Question, answer, compare: a cross-category comparison of answers on question and answer websites

Ocepek

Westbrook

2015

New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia

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Online information seekers make heavy use of websites that accept their natural language questions. This study compared the three types of such websites: social question and answer (Q&A), digital reference services, and ask-an-expert services. Questions reflecting daily life, research, and crisis situations were posed to high use websites of all three types. The resulting answers' characteristics were analyzed in terms of speed, transparency, formality, and intimacy. The results indicate that social Q&A websites excel in speed, ask-an-expert websites in intimacy, and digital reference services in transparency and formality.

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“…An advantage of this modality of social support is that users can share their problems with others and receive advice yet maintain a comfortable emotional distance (Colineau & Paris, 2010), which may be especially helpful for mental health issues (DeAndrea, 2015).…”

Section: Exchanging Social Supportmentioning

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Social Media Communication Among Military Spouses: Review of Research and Recommendations for Moving Forward

Sherman

Rudi

Westerhof

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Military Behavioral Health

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A literature review was conducted on online social networking among military spouses. The unique experiences of military spouses are described, followed by a review of the growth of online social networking. Although minimal research has been conducted with military samples, civilian research has found that social media is largely used to foster social interactions; further, social media has distinct advantages and potential challenges. Social media can function to either connect people or isolate them; it can also promote well-being or cause distress. Best practices are offered to further research and utilization of social media among military spouses.

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Talking about your health to strangers: understanding the use of online social networks by patients

Cited by 116 publications

References 14 publications

The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

The social support model for people with chronic health conditions: A proposal for future research

Question, answer, compare: a cross-category comparison of answers on question and answer websites

Social Media Communication Among Military Spouses: Review of Research and Recommendations for Moving Forward

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