Improving health information access through social networking

Jill Freyne; Shlomo Berkovsky; Stephen Kimani; Nilufar Baghaei; Emily Brindal

doi:10.1109/CBMS.2010.6042666

Improving health information access through social networking

Jill Freyne, Shlomo Berkovsky, Stephen Kimani, Nilufar Baghaei, Emily Brindal

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Abstract

Sustaining user participation is a challenge for even the most popular web sites. In this work we report on an effort to increase exposure to, and interaction with, a repository of health based information by coupling the repository with a social networking application. We hypothesize that we can sustain user interaction with a repository and increase nutrition knowledge through content browsing by reporting on the browsing actions of other users in a Social Networking System's activity feeds. We report on the findings of a live user study, which showed that coupling health content with a social networking system successfully increased content browsing and that highly engaged users are seen to have an altered attitude toward control over their health.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2010 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	334-339
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424491681
ISBN (Print)	9781424491674
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2010.6042666
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes
Event	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2010 - Perth, Australia Duration: 12 Oct 2010 → 15 Oct 2010

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Conference	23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2010
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Perth
Period	12/10/10 → 15/10/10

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Freyne, J, Berkovsky, S, Kimani, S, Baghaei, N & Brindal, E 2010, Improving health information access through social networking. in 2010 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 334-339, 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2010, Perth, Australia, 12/10/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2010.6042666

Improving health information access through social networking. / Freyne, Jill; Berkovsky, Shlomo; Kimani, Stephen et al.
2010 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010. p. 334-339.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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