Predictors of Online Health Information Seeking Among Women with Breast Cancer: The Role of Social Support Perception and Emotional Well-Being

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-118

  Kim, Sojung Claire ^a   Shah, Dhavan V ^b   Namkoong, Kang ^c   Mctavish, Fiona M ^b   Gustafson, David H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

E Health intervention; Emotional well being; Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS); Online information search; Social support availability

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEARCH ENGINES;

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; E HEALTH; E-HEALTH INTERVENTION; EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING; HEALTH INTERVENTIONS; INTERACTIVE CANCER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; ONLINE INFORMATION SEARCHES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABILITY; WELL BEING;

DISEASES;

EID: 84873802333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12002     Document Type: Article

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