Essays about: "patient online communities"

Found 2 essays containing the words patient online communities.

1. 1. Territory Building : Supporting small communities in assembling and making sense of online information

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medieteknik (ME)

   Author : Lars Lorenz; [2015]
   Keywords : rare diseases; social media; sensemaking; patient online communities;

   Abstract : I introduce the concept of Territory Building – a social media application approach that intends to guide and support sufferers of rare diseases in the process of “making sense” of online information. Similar to approaches that emphasize the sharing of web resources – such as social bookmarking sites - user interaction in regards to web resources is at the centre of this concept. READ MORE

3. 2. A Sisterhood of Sorts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Stephanie Bergeron Kinch; [2011]
   Keywords : Social Media; Infertility; Virtual Health Communities; Social Support; Computer Mediated Communication; Comforting Communication; Social Shaping of Technology; Social Networking; Empathy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study shows how a group of women with infertility issues find friendship, emotional support, and information using the anonymous environment of one virtual community. Through interviews with 11 women and an analysis of online journals and forum postings, the case study looks at how women use the anonymous and non- temporal nature of the Internet to be empathetic and supportive, and further explores how that empathy helps women feel less isolated and ostracized. READ MORE