Virtuelle Gemeinschaften eröffnen im Gesundheitswesen das Potenzial, die Informations-und Kommunikationsbedürfnisse von Krebspatienten zu befriedigen. Nach einemÜberblick über das Gesundheitssystem und möglichen Anknüpfungspunkten für virtuelleGemeinschaften, fokussieren wir uns auf...

Online communities can –theoretically- be described as a solution for meeting cancer patientsinformation and interaction needs. But how can such a platform for cancer patients be designed,implemented and introduced practically? Investigating this lies at the heart of the COSMOS1-Project.In...

Vertrauen ist im Umfeld von Online-Anwendungen, insbesondereim Gesundheitsbereich, von zentraler Bedeutung. Vertrauen bildet deshalb(neben anderen Erfolgsfaktoren) die Basis für den erfolgreichen Aufbau und Betriebeiner virtuellen Community (VC). Ein Blick auf bestehende Communitieslässt...

ABSTRACTDieser Beitrag untersucht webbasierte Informations- und Interaktionsangebote für Krebspatienten.Anhand von 100 ausgewählten deutsch- und englischsprachigen Websites werden dieDienste aufgeführt und in die Kategorien generische und personalisierte Informationsdienstesowie...

In this paper we describe mobile virtual healthcare communities as a solution for meeting cancerpatients information and interaction needs. After an introduction into the healthcare system and itspotential starting points for virtual communities, we focus on cancer patients. We analyse...

In this paper we describe mobile virtual healthcare communities as a solution for meeting cancerpatients information and interaction needs1. After an introduction into the healthcare system and itspotential starting points for virtual communities we focus on cancer patients. We analyse...

Adolescent cancer patients have to deal with many dependencies and obligations. Very often they are torn out oftheir social environment and become isolated because of changing therapy cycles and different treatment locations.This causes significant social and economic damages. The objective of...

Virtual Communities (VCs) offer ubiquitous access to information and exchange possibilities for people in similarcircumstances. This is especially valuable for patients with chronic / life-threatening diseases as they exhibit strongneeds for information and interaction.[...]

This paper focuses on the process of designing and implementing an online support community for patients. After anintroduction we describe a process for translating the socio-technical needs of cancer patients into systemrequirements as well as the development steps towards a functioning...

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...