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...

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...

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...

Virtual Communities (VCs) offer ubiquitous access to information and exchange possibilities forpeople in similar situations. This is especially valuable for patients with chronic / life-threatening diseasesas they have strong needs for information and interaction with peers. It is seldom...

Virtual communities can –theoretically- be described as a solution for meeting ubiquitous informationand interaction needs. Such needs occur in healthcare, when for example freshly diagnosed cancerpatients develop very strong information and interaction needs. But how can such a platform...

Der Beitrag betrachtet die Vision „Ubiquitous Computing“ aus Sicht des Informationsmanagementsund zeigt auf, welche Potenziale sich hierbei ergeben. Es wird erläutert,welchen Wertbeitrag Entwicklungen des Ubiquitous Computing liefern können und welcheAnforderungen sich daraus für das...

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...

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...