Health Goal Attainment of Patients With Chronic Diseases in Web-Based Patient Communities: Content and Survival Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Activities directed at attaining health goals are a major part of the daily lives of those fighting chronic diseases. A proliferating population of patients with chronic diseases are participating in web-based patient communities, wherein they can exchange health information and pursue health goals with others virtually.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to understand the effect of participation in social media-enabled web-based patient communities on health goal attainment. In particular, we studied the antecedents of health goal attainment in terms of social support and self-reflection in web-based patient communities.

Methods

This data set consists of web-based health management activities of 392 patients across 13 health support groups, that is, groups

SUBMITTER: Song J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7519431 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature