Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7464754
AutoresFiona M Mctavish (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Fiona Mctavish (0000-0002-2434-3820), Suzanne Pingree (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Robert P Hawkins, Robert Hawkins (University of Wisconsin–Madison), David H Gustafson (0000-0001-9787-6428), David Gustafson (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Año2003
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas105-117
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105303008001447
PMID22113904
OpenAlexW2030147122
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas21

This article describes how 121 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer used a computer mediated discussion group to cope with their diagnosis. These data are part of a larger data set from a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of a computer-based system called CHESS (the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System) on health outcomes. The larger study found significant improvement in health outcomes for those in the experimental group (those receiving CHESS), especially for women of color. Since discussion group is by far the most heavily used service of CHESS, one might conclude that these benefits (both overall and greater for women of color) should be attributed to amount of discussion group use. This study looks at how women of color and Caucasian women used the CHESS discussion group over the period of the study. Content analysis of messages in the discussion group showed that women of color used the discussion group differently from Caucasian women—they used it less frequently but their messages were more focused on breast cancer, suggesting they used discussion group more instrumentally

Breast cancer · Cancer · Discussion group · Group (periodic table · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Women of color · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · Gerontology · Social Psychology