ACCEPTANCE AND UTILITY OF ASYSTEMATICALLY DESIGNEDVIRTUAL COMMUNITY FORCANCER PATIENTS

Virtual Communities (VCs) offer ubiquitous access to information andexchange possibilities for people in similar circumstances. This is especially valuable forpatients with chronic / life-threatening diseases as they exhibit strong needs forinformation and interaction. Grounded on the preceding findings of the analysis on theuser-centric construction of the VC krebsgemeinschaft.de, this article describes theevaluation of the underlying design elements and success factors by assessing theuser’s acceptance and usage of the site.[...]

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Leimeister, Jan Marco ; Krcmar, Helmut
Institutions:	Institut für Informatik <München, Technische Universität> / Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Subject:	Virtuell freie Gruppe \| Design \| design \| Krebskranker

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1 General conditions for cancer patients and potentialsof Virtual Communities
1.1 The situation of cancer patients
1.2 Legal framework for internet-based medical services in Germany
1.3 Potentials of Virtual Communities for patients
2 Central design elements of a VC for patients – thecase of krebsgemeinschaft.de
2.1 Information services
2.2 Functionalities
2.3 Usability
2.4 Accessibility
2.5 Trust supporting components
3 Acceptance and usage of krebsgemeinschaft.de
3.1 Evaluation criteria and methods
3.2 Empirical findings
4 Discussion and Conclusion
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