E-health communities and online self-help groups applications and usage /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Smedberg, Åsa.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2011.
• Subjects: Medical informatics.; Medicine > Electronic information resources.; Self-care, Health.; Conversation analysis methods; E-health communities; Trust; Coping; Health disorders; Lifestyle issues; Knowledge and learning; Usage; Evaluation methods; Measurement; Flexibility; Impact of E-health communities
• Online Access: Chapter PDFs via platform:
• Physical Description: electronic texts (302 p.) : ill., digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781609608675 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

"This book will increase knowledge and understanding of applications and usage of e-health communities for self-help groups who struggle with health disorders, disabilities, lifestyle issues and other health concerns"--