Web Survey Bibliography

Title Communities of Care and Caring: The Case of MSWatch.com(R)
Author Weis, R., Stamm, K., Smith, C. B., Nilan, M., Clark, F., Weis, J., Kennedy, K.
Source Journal of Health Psychology, 8, 1, pp. 135-148
Year 2003
Access date 08.09.2004
Abstract Can a health-care website stimulate its members to become a 'community of care and caring', facilitating both medical 'information' and personal 'support'? This study of MSWatch.com provides conceptual distinctions about 'ties' to a 'community' and raises questions about communications designed to serve patients with Multiple Sclerosis. An online survey of members of the website shows that members tend to: (1) make use of both its health-care information (care) and support (caring) functions, especially the former; (2) evaluate the website more highly overall if they make use of both information and support; (3) use the website the most during early stages of the disease; and (4) enhance their ties to the virtual community through using communication information and support.
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Year of publication2003
Bibliographic typeJournal article
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