Helper: an interactive recommender system for ovarian cancer patients and caregivers

B Rahdari, P Brusilovsky, D He, KM Thaker… - Proceedings of the 16th …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
Recommending online resources to patients with ovarian cancer and their caregivers is a
challenging task. On one hand, the recommended items must be relevant, recent, and …

Map** dementia caregivers' comments on social media with evidence-based care strategies for memory loss and confusion

N Zou, Y Ji, B **e, D He, Z Luo - Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on …, 2023‏ - dl.acm.org
Dementia caregivers widely turn to social media for much needed information and support.
Prior research on caregivers' online information exchange has focused on the original …

KA-Recsys: Knowledge Appropriate Patient Focused Recommendation Technologies

K Thaker - Proceedings of the 16th ACM Conference on …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
Diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease demand that patients take an active
role in disease management and seek health information for decision-making and self …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge acquisition and social support in online health communities: analysis of an online ovarian cancer community

Y Chi, K Thaker, D He, V Hui, H Donovan… - JMIR cancer, 2022‏ - cancer.jmir.org
Background Patients and caregivers widely use online health communities (OHCs) to
acquire knowledge from peers. Questions posed in OHCs reflect participants' learning …

Women with ovarian cancer's information seeking and avoidance behaviors: an interview study

Y Chi, V Hui, H Kunsak, P Brusilovsky, H Donovan… - JAMIA …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Objectives Despite the importance of using information for ovarian cancer (OvCa) disease
management and decision-making, some women with OvCa do not actively seek out …

[PDF][PDF] Enhancing Health Recommendations through Patient Metadata Integration: A Persona-Based Evaluation Approach

K Thaker, P Brusilovsky, D He, Y Wang… - HealthRecSys …, 2024‏ - ceur-ws.org
Patients and caregivers managing chronic diseases frequently seek information to navigate
symptoms and make informed decisions as their conditions evolve. Health recommender …

A Preliminary Study of Ovarian Cancer Caregivers' Health Information Seeking on Social Media

N Zou, K Thaker, D He - Proceedings of the Association for …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study represents our preliminary work focused on the health information seeking of
caregivers of ovarian cancer (OvCa) patients and survivors. Previous research has …

KA-Recsys: Patient Focused Knowledge Appropriate Health Recommender System

K Thaker - Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on User …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
Patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, actively
participate in disease management and seek health information on a constant basis for …

[PDF][PDF] Health Document Presentation in Patient-Centered Recommender Systems with Carousel Interfaces

B Rahdari, P Brusilovsky, D He, K Thaker, M Hassany… - 2024‏ - ceur-ws.org
Despite the increasing availability of health information, many users still find it difficult to
navigate and comprehend this content effectively. Addressing these challenges requires …