All Outputs (5)

The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food (2011)
Journal Article

Objective. To explore the effects on perceptions of labelling food for genetically modified content. Background: there is increasing public pressure for the compulsory labelling of genetically modified food content on all food products, and yet littl... Read More about The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food.

A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums (2011)
Journal Article

Online support groups have become a popular source of information, advice and support for individuals living with a range of health conditions. However, research has not commonly focused on patients living with Parkinson's disease and their use of on... Read More about A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums.

The therapeutic potential of the internet: Exploring self-help processes in an internet forum for young people with inflammatory bowel disease (2011)
Journal Article

The Internet has provided new opportunities for young people with inflammatory bowel disease to access diverse information and support, and communicate with fellow sufferers through the means of online patient support groups. The study presented in t... Read More about The therapeutic potential of the internet: Exploring self-help processes in an internet forum for young people with inflammatory bowel disease.

A comparison of lurkers and posters within infertility online support groups (2011)
Journal Article

Current research shows that online support groups can offer people affected by infertility a unique and valuable source of social support. However, to date most research has focused on the experiences of people who post messages to online infertility... Read More about A comparison of lurkers and posters within infertility online support groups.

Developing a model for online support group use, empowering processes and psychosocial outcomes for individuals living with HIV/AIDS (2011)
Journal Article

This study examined the mechanism through which online support group (OSG) participation may promote patient empowerment among 340 individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Results from structural equation modelling revealed that greater use of OSGs was asso... Read More about Developing a model for online support group use, empowering processes and psychosocial outcomes for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.