International Journal of Web Based Communities (IJWBC)

International Journal of Web Based Communities

2010 Vol.6 No.4

Special Issue on Web-Based Communities and Healthcare

Guest Editors: Dr. Neil S. Coulson and Dr. Piet Kommers

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
337-348How do young people use disclosure in real-time and non-real-time online groups?
Fiona E. Fox, Marianne Morris, Nichola Rumsey
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035837
349-361The role of an online peer-to-peer health community in addressing psychosocial concerns and social support in polycystic ovary syndrome
Carol Percy, Sarah Murray
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035838
362-375Health-related internet support groups and dental anxiety: the fearful patient's online journey
Heather Buchanan, Neil S. Coulson, Sumaira Malik
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035839
376-394Seeking out very like-minded others: exploring trust and advice issues in an online health support group
Elizabeth Sillence
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035840
395-409Patients' sociability and usability experience in online health communities: impact on attitudes towards the healthcare organisation and its services
Priya Nambisan, David Gustafson, Suzanne Pingree, Robert Hawkins
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035841
410-418Creativity in web-based communities
Piet Kommers
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2010.035842