Risky health behaviors such as poor diet, physical inactivity are the main contributors to the
development of diabetes, one of the major causes of death and disability in the United …

Background Online health communities (OHCs) have emerged as the leading venues for
behavior change and health-related information seeking. The soul and success of these …

With online social platforms gaining popularity as venues of behavior change, it is important
to understand the ways in which these platforms facilitate peer interactions. In this paper, we …

This chapter describes methodologies used to describe, model, and predict user
communication patterns in social media interactions, with the shared goal of facilitating …

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

Online communities have been an integral part of tobacco cessation programs. They are rich
in content, and offer insights into factors affecting an individual's behavior change efforts. We …

Abstract Background Online health communities (OHCs) have emerged as prominent
platforms for behavior modification, and the digitization of online peer interactions has …

Introduction Interventions via the internet provide support to individuals managing chronic
illness. The purpose of this integrative review was to determine how the features of a …

Background: Online communities provide affordable venues for behavior change. However,
active user engagement holds the key to the success of these platforms. In order to enhance …

As in other domains, there has been unprecedented growth in diabetesrelated social media
in the past decade. Although there is not yet enough evidence for the clinical benefits of …