Online health communities: how do community members build the trust required to adopt information and form close relationships?

Using Online Photo Sharing to Support Parents with Type One Diabetic Children

“…In addition, initial photo sharing can create more trust between participants where they go on to invite parents to closed groups through WhatsApp and Facebook. Fan and Lederman (2018) indicate that trust in online health communities is influenced by the interaction level between the users. Our study suggested that parents look for peers through their online photo sharing activities where they build more trust to engage in private communication.…”

“…Until recently, sharing of information using social media has been predominantly text based, with many illness groups represented in text-based online health communities (Fan et al 2013;Fan et al 2014;Fan and Lederman, 2018). However, the addition of photo sharing capabilities, which have altered the way people produce and share knowledge and provided opportunities for rich interactions online (Rose 2013).…”

Users’ Participation Motivation and Behavior Patterns in Online Health Community: A Game Theory Viewpoint

“…(5) Based on Taylor and Jonker's replicator equation, the dynamics are described by the differential equation: 6If we substitute equation 3and 5into (6), the integrated equation is 7To find the ESS, given 7…”

“…An online health community (OHC) is a platform where people with common interests or similar health conditions gather virtually to ask/answer questions, share experiences, and provide/receive support, as well as exchange healthcare knowledge. Evidence in the literature has confirmed that the widespread use of OHCs has dramatically changed illness management and self-care [1,2], enhanced the patient-physician relationship [3], and improved decision making and increased survival time [4][5][6]. However, a large number of online health communities that were initially active vanished quickly or saw reduced activity across time [7].…”

The impact of information systems on work structure and culture in an emergency department

“…The increase in ED presentations is due to varying reasons such as the financial burden of primary care (Jones and Thornton 2013), an aging population (Lowthian et al 2012) and ED visits by people living in lower socio-economic areas (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014) who cannot access other modes of care. Despite an increase in online care access (Fan et al 2010;Fan et al 2013;Fan and Lederman 2018;Lederman et al 2014), patients under stress still present constantly at the ED. This increase in ED demand leads to complexities such as variation in patient conditions; overcrowding which may lead to longer waiting times, increased mortality rates and a shortage of resources such as beds (Bernstein et al 2009;Forero et al 2010;Moskop et al 2009), which makes the ED workflow non-linear and challenging (Wang 2009).…”