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 …

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 …

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

Background Peer support for chronic pain is increasingly taking place on social media via
social networking communities. Several theories on the development and maintenance of …

Over the years online health communities (OHCs) have become an important source of
information regarding health management and a place for social interaction and emotional …

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

Background Understanding how people participate in and contribute to online health
communities (OHCs) is useful knowledge in multiple domains. It is helpful for community …

Background Patients increasingly use online health communities to exchange health
information and peer support. During the progression of health discussions, a change of …

This special issue of Discourse, Context & Media has its origins in the inaugural meeting of
the British Association of Applied Linguistics''Health and Science Communication'special …

Online health communities can offer a range of diverse personal health expertise and
experiences, yet gathering relevant health information is a significant challenge for members …