In recent years, the Internet has provided new opportunities for individuals living with health-
related problems to communicate with each other via online support communities. These …

Background: Research studies involving health-related online communities have focused on
examining network structure to understand mechanisms underlying behavior change …

Background Engaging patients in health behaviors is critical for better outcomes, yet many
patient partnership behaviors are not widely adopted. Behavioral economics–based …

This paper reports findings from an ethnographic study of the work of Adult and Care of the
Elderly Community Mental Health Teams in the context of the deployment of an Electronic …

Background Patient empowerment is crucial in the successful self-management of people
with chronic diseases. In this study, we investigated whether discussions about medicine …

Background: Production of media such as patient education tools requires methods that can
integrate multiple stakeholder perspectives. Existing consensus techniques are poorly …

Background Substance use disorder is characterized by distinct cognitive processes
involved in emotion regulation as well as unique emotional experiences related to the …

Abstract Health Information Technologies, such as electronic health records (EHR) and
secure messaging, have already transformed interactions among patients and clinicians. In …

Benefiting from social support in online health communities requires maintaining textual
communication. Investigating the process and identifying successful patterns can guide …

Background Web-based mental health interventions have evolved from innovative
prototypes to evidence-based and clinically applied solutions for mental diseases such as …