Where and How to Look for Help Matters: Analysis of Support Exchange in Online Health Communities for People Living with HIV

Where and How to Look for Help Matters: Analysis of Support Exchange in Online Health Communities for People Living with HIV

Research is scarce on how direct and indirect support seeking strategies affect support exchange in online health communities. Moreover, prior research has relied mostly on content analysis of forum posts at the post level. In order to generate a more fine-grained analysis of support exchange, we co...

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Main Authors: Juan F. Maestre, Susan C. Herring, Aehong Min, Ciabhan L. Connelly, Patrick C. Shih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Information
Subjects:
support seeking
social support
HIV
HIV support
online health communities
online forums: stigmatized populations
computer-mediated communication
content analysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/9/10/259

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