Acceptance and utility of a systematically designed virtual community for cancer patients

Jan Marco Leimeister; Helmut Krcmar

doi:10.1007/1-4020-3591-8_8

Acceptance and utility of a systematically designed virtual community for cancer patients

Jan Marco Leimeister, Helmut Krcmar

Informatics 17 - Chair of Information Systems and Business Process Management

Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

Virtual Communities (VCs) offer ubiquitous access to information and exchange possibilities for people in similar circumstances. This is especially valuable for patients with chronic / life-threatening diseases as they exhibit strong needs for information and interaction. Grounded on the preceding findings of the analysis on the user-centric construction of the VC krebsgemeinschaft. de, this article describes the evaluation of the underlying design elements and success factors by assessing the user's acceptance and usage of the site. The results obtained empirically substantiated insights into the systematic development and operation of VCs in general and for a subgroup of cancer patients in the German healthcare system in particular.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	129-148
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	140203590X, 9781402035906
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3591-8_8
State	Published - 2005
Event	2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005 - Milan, Italy Duration: 13 Jun 2005 → 16 Jun 2005

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Name	Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005

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Conference	2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	13/06/05 → 16/06/05

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Leimeister, J. M., & Krcmar, H. (2005). Acceptance and utility of a systematically designed virtual community for cancer patients. In Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005 (pp. 129-148). (Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005). Kluwer Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3591-8_8

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Acceptance and utility of a systematically designed virtual community for cancer patients. / Leimeister, Jan Marco; Krcmar, Helmut.
Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005. p. 129-148 (Proceedings of the 2nd Communities and Technologies Conference, C and T 2005).

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