Trial reportHealth communication2017
Offline Social Relationships and Online Cancer Communication: Effects of Social and Family Support on Online Social Network Building.
Trial report in Health communication, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Review
- Using a Social Network Approach to Characterize Oral Health Behavior Social Support Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults.Journal of health communication · 2025Article
- "Crying in the Wilderness"-The Use of Web-Based Support in Telomere Biology Disorders: Thematic Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Symptom clusters and impact on quality of life in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Breast cancer survivorship needs: a qualitative study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Intraindividual, Dyadic, and Network Communication in a Digital Health Intervention: Distinguishing Message Exposure from Message Production.Health communication · 2022Article
- Effects of Web-Based Social Connectedness on Older Adults' Depressive Symptoms: A Two-Wave Cross-Lagged Panel Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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- Investigating relationships among cancer survivors' engagement in an online support community, social support perceptions, well-being, and moderating effects of existing (offline) social support.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Online social support among breast cancer patients: longitudinal changes to Facebook use following breast cancer diagnosis and transition off therapy.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Article
- Codifying Online Social Support for Breast Cancer Patients: Retrospective Qualitative Assessment.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Harnessing Facebook for Smoking Reduction and Cessation Interventions: Facebook User Engagement and Social Support Predict Smoking Reduction.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
- Expression and Reception: An Analytic Method for Assessing Message Production and Consumption in CMC.Communication methods and measures · 2017Article
- Leveraging digital technology for social connectedness among adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This study investigates how social support and family relationship perceptions influence breast cancer patients' online communication networks in a computer-mediated social support (CMSS) group. To examine social interactions in the CMSS group, we identified two types of online social networks: open and targeted communication networks. The open communication network reflects group communication behaviors (i.e., one-to-many or "broadcast" communication) in which the intended audience is not specified; in contrast, the targeted communication network reflects interpersonal discourses (i.e., one-to-one or directed communication) in which the audience for the message is specified. The communication networks were constructed by tracking CMSS group usage data of 237 breast cancer patients who participated in one of two National Cancer Institute-funded randomized clinical trials. Eligible subjects were within 2 months of a diagnosis of primary breast cancer or recurrence at the time of recruitment. Findings reveal that breast cancer patients who perceived less availability of offline social support had a larger social network size in the open communication network. In contrast, those who perceived less family cohesion had a larger targeted communication network in the CMSS group, meaning they were inclined to use the CMSS group for developing interpersonal relationships.
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