Communities of Care and Caring
The Case of MSWatch.com(R)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228216 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Wei (0000-0003-4451-8373, Weis Communications, USA), Robert Weis (0000-0001-8510-0227, Weis Communications, USA,), Keith R Stamm, Keith Stamm (University of Washington), Craig Smith (0000-0002-6707-5977, Swedish Medical Center MS Center, Seattle, USA), Craig W Smith (0000-0003-1768-6726), Michael Nilan (Syracuse University), Michael S Nilan, Fiona Clark (0000-0003-2247-2490, University of Washington), Joan Weis (Seattle, USA), Kate Kennedy (0000-0002-9246-3533, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, USA) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 135-148 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105303008001449 |
| PMID | 22113906 |
| OpenAlex | W2154856206 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
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
Health care · Internet privacy · Interpersonal ties · Political science · The Internet · Virtual community · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2016 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |