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Quality and Misinformation About Health Conditions in Online Peer Support Groups: Scoping Review

Quality and Misinformation About Health Conditions in Online Peer Support Groups: Scoping Review

Online support group search terms online support group online support groups online community online communities discussion forum discussion forums social media social networking sites Quality assessment search terms quality assessment quality assessment medical accuracy accuracy appraisal Health-related information search terms information advice health We searched electronic databases (MEDLINE [Ovid], CINAHL, Web of Science, and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts) and sources of unpublished and gray

Bethan M Treadgold, Neil S Coulson, John L Campbell, Jeffrey Lambert, Emma Pitchforth

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e71140

A Machine Learning Approach Using Topic Modeling to Identify and Assess Experiences of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Explorative Study

A Machine Learning Approach Using Topic Modeling to Identify and Assess Experiences of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Explorative Study

This enables the automated processing and analysis of textual data, allowing for the efficient extraction and interpretation of large amounts of patient forum posts [13,14]. Our primary objective is to assess patient experiences using a novel machine learning–supported approach and data from patient forums. To achieve this, we used patient community journey mapping to better understand the experiences throughout the patient journey [15].

Kelly Voigt, Yingtao Sun, Ayush Patandin, Johanna Hendriks, Richard Hendrik Goossens, Cornelis Verhoef, Olga Husson, Dirk Grünhagen, Jiwon Jung

JMIR Cancer 2025;11:e58834

Impact of an Online Discussion Forum on Self-Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Public Safety Personnel: Randomized Trial

Impact of an Online Discussion Forum on Self-Guided Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Public Safety Personnel: Randomized Trial

To evaluate whether adding an online discussion forum to transdiagnostic, self-guided ICBT tailored for PSP would improve engagement and outcomes. To evaluate whether participant engagement in the online discussion forum would moderate treatment outcomes. To conduct a mixed methods analysis of participant feedback on the discussion forum.

Hugh C McCall, Heather D Hadjistavropoulos

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e59699

Web-Based Forums for People Experiencing Substance Use or Gambling Disorders: Scoping Review

Web-Based Forums for People Experiencing Substance Use or Gambling Disorders: Scoping Review

Similarly, Liang et al [25] reported that 75% of forum users met one or more criteria for an opioid use disorder. In 3 studies [12,23,31], the authors did not report the severity of substance use problems of web-based peer-supported forum users, instead providing abstinence-related data. The proportion of abstinent and nonabstinent forum users across these 3 papers varied widely.

Annette Peart, Freya Horn, Rachel Petukhova, Anthony Barnett, Dan I Lubman

JMIR Ment Health 2024;11:e49010

Studying How Individuals Who Express the Feeling of Loneliness in an Online Loneliness Forum Communicate in a Nonloneliness Forum: Observational Study

Studying How Individuals Who Express the Feeling of Loneliness in an Online Loneliness Forum Communicate in a Nonloneliness Forum: Observational Study

In addition, language used on online forum posts were used to determine the support needs of users in substance use recovery forums [12], a COVID-19 online forum [13,14], and an online cancer forum [15-17].

Anietie Andy

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(7):e28738

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Breast Cancer: Exploratory Study of Social Network Forum Data

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Breast Cancer: Exploratory Study of Social Network Forum Data

According to a source dated April 2018 [22], the Impatientes forum counted 10,576 members who have provided their birthdate (6% aged below 35 years, 18% aged 35-45 years, 32% aged 46-55 years, 28% aged 56-65 years, and 15% aged above 65 years). We used the 160,890 posts from June 3, 2006, to November 17, 2015, of 5053 participants to disseminate information about breast cancer prevention, detection, and care. The association had created a Facebook page that was followed by 720,261 people [23].

Béatrice Lognos, François Carbonnel, Isabelle Boulze Launay, Sandra Bringay, Estelle Guerdoux-Ninot, Caroline Mollevi, Pierre Senesse, Gregory Ninot

JMIR Cancer 2019;5(2):e12536