Knowledge Acquisition and Social Support in Online Health Communities: Analysis of an Online Ovarian Cancer Community
Knowledge Acquisition and Social Support in Online Health Communities: Analysis of an Online Ovarian Cancer Community
Yu Chi
1
, PhD ;
Khushboo Thaker
2
, BEng, MTech ;
Daqing He
2
, PhD ;
Vivian Hui
3
, BSN, RN ;
Heidi Donovan
3
, PhD, RN ;
Peter Brusilovsky
2
, PhD ;
Young Ji Lee
3, 4
, PhD, MSN, RN
1
School of Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
2
School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
3
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
4
Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Corresponding Author:
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Yu Chi, PhD
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School of Information Science
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University of Kentucky
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160 Patterson Dr
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Lexington, KY, 40506
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United States
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Phone:
1 4125396621
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Email: yu.chi@uky.edu