Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.3.e33
Keywords
cancer support; interactivity; presence; homophily; social support; sociotechnical factors
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The development of online communication systems related to prevention, decision making, and coping with cancer has outpaced theoretical attention to the attributes that appeal to system users and that create effective interactions. This essay reviews a number of sociotechnical attributes related to online discussion systems and tutorials, including interactivity, presence, homophily, social distance, anonymity/privacy, and interaction management. These attributes are derived from different theoretical perspectives which have led to clinical trials and other empirical studies demonstrating effectiveness or attraction to end users. The effects of a subset of these attributes are connected to learning, social influence, and coping, as illustrated in evaluations of an interactive smoking prevention site and a cancer advice/support discussion system.
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