Quality indicators of online cancer communities from the perspective of cancer-affected people

Basma Badreddine, Yvette Blount, Alireza Amrollahi

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Abstract

Online cancer communities established by nonprofit cancer organisations help cancer-affected people seeking information and facing emotional and psychological challenges to communicate and interact with a network of people suffering from similar issues. However, the quality features of online cancer communities from the perception of users of the information are under-researched. Using the factors credibility, content, and design, this study adopted a multi-theory perspective by integrating the Information Quality (IQ) assessment framework, the source credibility model, and the two-factor theory for website design to develop a framework to examine the quality indicators of online cancer communities. Data collected via semi-structured interviews with 14 participants showed that dimensions underlying content and credibility factors are crucial for using the online community. All dimensions underlying the design factor were essential factors, except for the visualisation of the website and privacy and data protection that constituted motivating factors for using the online community.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHICSS 2023
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 56th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
EditorsTung X. Bui
Place of PublicationHonolulu, HI
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Pages3338-3347
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780998133164
Publication statusPublished - 2023
EventAnnual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (56th : 2023) - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: 3 Jan 20236 Jan 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
ISSN (Electronic)2572-6862

Conference

ConferenceAnnual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (56th : 2023)
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period3/01/236/01/23

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Keywords

  • Online Cancer Communities
  • Quality
  • Credibility
  • Content
  • Design

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