TY - CHAP
T1 - Depression as a global challenge and online communities as an alternative venue to develop patients-led supportive network
AU - Sugimoto, Sayaka
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was conducted as a part of my doctoral studies at the University of Toronto. I would like to thank the Evolution Health (Trevor van Mierlo and Rachel Fournier) for providing me with the data necessary to conduct the research and the University of Toronto (Professors Juris Dilevko, Alex Jadad, and Aviv Schachak) for providing me with necessary training and supervision.
Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Peer-led online communities have shown a strong potential to foster resourceful environments for people living with depression without restrictions of time, space, and stigma. However, due to the scarcity of research, many aspects of depression online support groups remain inconclusive. To contribute to filing some of the knowledge gap, an exploratory study was conducted to explore how online communities designed for people with depression contribute to the everyday lives of depression patients. A sample of 980 posts was selected systematically from a selected online community and demographic and clinical information of the users who made those posts were recorded. The results of the quantitative and qualitative content analyses of those data indicate that the online community can service as a place to exchange various types of informational, emotional, and coaching support with users of diverse backgrounds.
AB - Peer-led online communities have shown a strong potential to foster resourceful environments for people living with depression without restrictions of time, space, and stigma. However, due to the scarcity of research, many aspects of depression online support groups remain inconclusive. To contribute to filing some of the knowledge gap, an exploratory study was conducted to explore how online communities designed for people with depression contribute to the everyday lives of depression patients. A sample of 980 posts was selected systematically from a selected online community and demographic and clinical information of the users who made those posts were recorded. The results of the quantitative and qualitative content analyses of those data indicate that the online community can service as a place to exchange various types of informational, emotional, and coaching support with users of diverse backgrounds.
KW - Depressive symptom
KW - Formal treatment
KW - Informational support
KW - Major depressive disorder
KW - Online community
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-42697-6_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-42697-6_17
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85052337155
T3 - Springer Proceedings in Complexity
SP - 173
EP - 180
BT - Springer Proceedings in Complexity
PB - Springer
ER -