Online social support for obese adults: Exploring the role of forum activity

被引：19

作者：

Reifegerste, Doreen ^{[1
]}

Wasgien, Katrin ^{[2
]}

Hagen, Lutz M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Hanover Univ Mus Drama & Media, Dept Journalism & Commun Res, Hannover, NH, Germany

[2] Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Media & Commun, Dresden, Germany

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS | 2017年 / 101卷

关键词：

Obesity; Social support; Online forum; Active participation; WEIGHT-LOSS; PATIENT EMPOWERMENT; VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; SELF-REGULATION; HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; PARTICIPANTS; OVERWEIGHT; INTERNET;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.02.003

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Purpose: Worldwide, the number of obese persons continues to grow. Online-mediated self-help groups represent an opportunity for obese persons to support each other. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether and how the use of and active participation in online self-help groups is associated with perceived informational and emotional support among obese adults. Methods: We conducted an online-based questionnaire (N= 230) with users of online self-help groups for obese adults in Germany. Results: Findings revealed that forum activity is significantly correlated with perceived informational and emotional support. While asking questions was strongly correlated with both types of social support, sharing opinions and answering posts were more strongly correlated with perceived emotional support. Conclusion: The level of social support in online communities depends on an individual's forum activity. Our findings offer a foundation for professionals in the health care sector to enhance their understanding, make recommendations, and further develop online self-help groups. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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