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Title:
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DESIGN OF WEB-BASED VIRTUAL COMMUNITY SUPPORTING ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS |
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Author(s):
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Timothy Wells , Christine Sevilla |
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ISBN:
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972-98947-5-2 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Piet Kommers and Maggie McPherson |
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Year:
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2004 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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Computer-Mediated Communication, Virtual Communities, eHealth Web Design. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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1077 |
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Last Page:
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1080 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Web-based conference systems are being used to enhance communication between health care providers and their
patients. While the web has long been used to provide information to patient information, conferences allow interaction
between patient and provider, empowering the patient to take a central role in maintaining his/her own health and wellbeing.
The authors are developing a virtual environment for a research project aimed at supporting transition to
adulthood for adolescents with spina bifida. The experimental environment consists of a web-conference for dialogue
between the adolescent and a team of school counselors and health care providers, goal-setting and goal-tracking
function, calendar and journal-writing functions, and free-form discussion among the adolescent's peer group. This paper
describes the design of the environment, the theories on which it is based, and how the design supports the goals of the
ongoing research. |
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