Abstract
Background: Coping with a health condition is an ongoing process that demands continuous self-care and social support. People increasingly engage in online health communities (OHCs) to share their health experiences (Sanger et al., 2023; Wang, Zhao, and Street, 2017). Research has kept pace with an accumulation of OHC studies (see figure 1). Although, a clear and systematic understanding on the social support involved is lacking. This study examines OHCs through a systematic scoping review in the field of design and health informatics. By analysing and charting existing research over the course of fifteen years, we were able to identify community engagement patterns and social support models. Hence, this paper contributes with principal knowledge on the design of social structures of OHCs and discusses novel implications for understanding social support in OHCs. […]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design4Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | Sheffield, United Kingdom, 25th-27th June 2024 |
| Editors | Claire Craig, Paul Chamberlain |
| Publisher | Lab4Living |
| Pages | 211-215 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Event | Design4Health 2024: Equilibrium in a time of permacrisis - Lab4Living Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Jun 2024 → 28 Jun 2024 Conference number: 7th https://lab4living.org.uk/design4health/ |
Conference
| Conference | Design4Health 2024 |
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| Abbreviated title | D4H 2024 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Sheffield |
| Period | 26/06/24 → 28/06/24 |
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Keywords
- design research; living lab; design for health; creative practice in health
