Trust in online communities, particularly in thehealthcare domain, provides (apart from other successfactors) the foundation for a successful implementationand operation of a virtual community (VC). A look atexisting communities however leads to the conclusionthat many VCs fail to meet...

This paper focusses on the process of designing, implementing and evaluating a community platform for cancer patients. Following an introduction to the situation of cancer patients in Germany we summarize our findings on cancer patients´ demands for trustworthy information as well as their need...