Considerable evidence now exists that people can draw on social groups in order to
maintain and enhance health and well‐being. We review this evidence and suggest that …

The non-development of the concept of patient knowledge empowerment for disease self-
management and the non-development of the theory of patient knowledge empowerment in …

Electronic health record (EHR) systems have a considerable impact on reducing healthcare
costs by offering better disease management and fewer medical errors, while current …

The effect of motivations on knowledge sharing behavior has been extensively investigated
in various online communities. However, this topic is rarely examined in the context of online …

An online health-care community (OHC) is a novel channel through which doctors share
medical or health-care knowledge with patients. While the sustainable development of an …

Purpose Online health communities (OHCs) have become increasingly popular sources of
health information in recent years. However, little is known about the factors that affect the …

Social media has become an attractive platform for users to exchange health information
with others. However, little research has been done to identify the determinants of health …

This paper contributes to the discussion on patient engagement in online health
communities (OHCs) by integrating channel expansion and social exchange theories. Using …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the current literature on trust-building
mechanisms in e-commerce and provide a comprehensive view of how the perceived …

The growth of interactive technologies has fostered different online health communities
(OHCs) where individuals share similar interests in health-related information and exchange …