Cultural Differences in Use of an Electronic Discussion Group

Dados 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)
Ano2003
Volume8
Fascículo1
Páginas105-117
Data de publicação2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1359105303008001447
PMID22113904
OpenAlexW2030147122
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências 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