Virtual Communities for Diabetes Chronic Disease Healthcare

Chorbev, Ivan; Sotirovska, Marija; Mihajlov, Dragan

doi:10.1155/2011/721654

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“…[3,4,5,6] Studies of existing health-related virtual communities and online support groups emphasize perceived social support as an outcome, but research has failed to demonstrate a consistent significant effect of these systems on measures of social support. [7,8,9,10] These results may be due to the use of evaluation tools that do not appropriately target the unique forms of support that occur in online environments.…”

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Recommendations for the design, implementation and evaluation of social support in online communities, networks, and groups

Weiss¹,

Berner

Johnson³

et al. 2013

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

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A new model of health care is emerging in which individuals can take charge of their health by connecting to online communities and social networks for personalized support and collective knowledge. Web 2.0 technologies expand the traditional notion of online support groups into a broad and evolving range of informational, emotional, as well as community-based concepts of support. In order to apply these technologies to patient-centered care, it is necessary to incorporate more inclusive conceptual frameworks of social support and community-based research methodologies. This paper introduces a conceptualization of online social support, reviews current challenges in online support research, and outlines six recommendations for the design, evaluation, and implementation of social support in online communities, networks, and groups. The six recommendations are illustrated by CanConnect, an online community for cancer survivors in Middle Tennessee. These recommendations address the interdependencies between online and real-world support and emphasize an inclusive framework of interpersonal and community-based support. The applications of these six recommendations are illustrated through a discussion of online support for cancer survivors.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for the design, implementation and evaluation of social support in online communities, networks, and groups

Weiss¹,

Berner

Johnson³

et al. 2013

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

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“…OPCs can also lead patients to increased communication with the medical team (Donnelly et al 2008 ;van Uden-Kraan et al 2008 ;Bartlett and Coulson 2011 ;Chorbev et al 2011 ;Wentzer and Bygholm 2013 ). Many patients are uncomfortable communicating some concerns with clinicians, or may not be sure what questions to ask.…”

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Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS

Liamputtong¹

2016

Cross-Cultural Research in Health, Illness and Well-Being

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This new series examines determinants of health from a cross-cultural perspective. The focus of this perspective is on factors which could infl uence and determine the health and well-being of people. These factors include biological and genetic factors; health behaviors; socio-cultural and socio-economic factors and environment factors. This series fi lls a gap by including books which are research-based and contain diverse issues relevant to determinants of health including emerging health issues, such as HIV/AIDS and other infectious and non-infectious diseases/illnesses from a cross-cultural perspective. Volumes in the series will be a valuable resource for researchers and students in sociology, quality of life studies, anthropology, medicine, public health, social work and medicine.More information about this series at

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“…A module of Virtual Communities for Healthcare can also be used as a virtual selfhelp guide by the patients [27].…”

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Information Systems Strategic Planning for a Naval Hospital

Muljo

Pardamean

2013

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Part 1: Information and Communication Technology- Eurasia Conference (ICT-EurAsia)International audienceThis article discusses the Information System (IS) strategic planning for a naval hospital in Indonesia. Its purpose is to improve competitive advantage among hospitals through the addition of new services and products that would lead to improvements in the current patient services. The merging of Hospital Information System (HIS), Radiology Information System (RIS), and Laboratory Information System (LIS) into a single network with a concept of telemedicine is the main topic of this article. The hospital’s website is also developed with medical tourism in mind, which attracts more patients, generating more revenue for the hospital

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Virtual Communities for Diabetes Chronic Disease Healthcare

Cited by 27 publications

References 7 publications

Recommendations for the design, implementation and evaluation of social support in online communities, networks, and groups

Recommendations for the design, implementation and evaluation of social support in online communities, networks, and groups

Children and Young People Living with HIV/AIDS

Information Systems Strategic Planning for a Naval Hospital

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