Abstract
Online communities are increasingly becoming part ofthe healthcare ecosystem, as they allow patients,family members and carers to connect and support each otherat any time and from any location.This support can take many forms, including information, advice, esteem support and solidarity.Prior research has identified the Attraction-Selection-Attrition Theoryas a promising framework for modelling and explaining how participants join, participate,and leave organizations in general (and online communitiesspecifically), and how the actions of individuals effectthe organizationas a whole.However, it has not previously beenapplied specifically to online health communities (i.e. those that focuson physical and/ormental health).We propose to gather empirical evidence from a large online community that provides support for Australians effected by cancer. In doing so, we hope to developevidence-based policies and procedures for growing, maintaining and moderating these communities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | PACIS 2019 - Secure ICT Platform for the 4th Industrial Revolution |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems |
| Editors | Dongming Xu, James Jiang, Hee-Woong Kim |
| Place of Publication | Xian, China |
| Publisher | Association for Information Systems |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 23rd Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2019 - Xi'an, China Duration: 8 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | 23rd Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems, PACIS 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | China |
| City | Xi'an |
| Period | 8/07/19 → 12/07/19 |
Keywords
- Online health communities
- ASA Theory
- Online support
- Cancer patients