Trial reportHealth communication2014
Lurking as an active participation process: a longitudinal investigation of engagement with an online cancer support group.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Empowering Role of Web-Based Help Seeking on Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Digital and Mobile Technologies to Promote Physical Health Behavior Change and Provide Psychological Support for Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: Meta-Ethnography and Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care interventions targeting men with a history of prostate cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
- Delivering a Postpartum Weight Loss Intervention via Facebook or In-Person Groups: Results From a Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Extending access to a web-based mental health intervention: who wants more, what happens to use over time, and is it helpful? Results of a concealed, randomized controlled extension study.BMC psychiatry · 2019Trial
- The Association Between Increased Levels of Patient Engagement With an Internet Support Group and Improved Mental Health Outcomes at 6-Month Follow-Up: Post-Hoc Analyses From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
- How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- The Provision of Social Support in an Online Support Forum for Caregivers of People With Comorbid Dementia and Cancer: Content Analysis Study.JMIR cancer · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Usability of a Web-Based Peer Support Network for Care Partners of People With Serious Illness (ConnectShareCare): Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Observational
- A mixed studies systematic review on the health and wellbeing effects, and underlying mechanisms, of online support groups for chronic conditions.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Facebook Groups for Multiracial People: A Latent Profile Analysis Reveals Unique User Subtypes and Links with Depressive Symptoms.Affective science · 2024Article
- A Web-Based Peer Support Network to Help Care Partners of People With Serious Illness: Co-Design Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Use and impact of virtual resources for peer support by young adults living with cancer: A systematic review.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2024Article
- The role of emergency physicians in the fight against health misinformation: Implications for resident training.AEM education and training · 2023Article
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- Sample Bias in Web-Based Patient-Generated Health Data of Dutch Patients With Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- International students' psychosocial well-being and social media use at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis.Computers in human behavior · 2022Article
- Making Social Media Work for You.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- A Mental Health-Informed Physical Activity Intervention for First Responders and Their Partners Delivered Using Facebook: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Moderated Online Social Therapy for Young People With Active Suicidal Ideation: Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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Abstract
To better understand participation in computer-mediated social support (CMSS) groups for breast cancer patients, this study examines two overarching questions of (1) who are posters, lurkers, or nonusers and (2) what role do these different types of engagement play in explaining psychosocial health outcomes? This study incorporates the comprehensive model of information seeking and two competing models of social enhancement and social compensation, as well as the literature on lurking and posting behaviors in online groups to answer research questions. Our findings suggest that patterns of engagement in a CMSS group differed according to patients' sociodemographic characteristics and psychosocial factors. In addition, we found that lurkers had a higher level of perceived functional well-being than posters at 3 months post baseline. Theoretical and practical implications for effective online cancer support group campaigns are discussed.
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