Lurking as an Active Participation Process: A Longitudinal Investigation of Engagement with an Online Cancer Support Group

Health Communication

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 911-923

  Han, Jeong Yeob ^a   Hou, Jiran ^a   Kim, Eunkyung ^a   Gustafson, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84901625311     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2013.816911     Document Type: Article

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