dc.contributor.advisor | Rodgers, Shelly (Shelly Lannette), 1965- | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Willis, Erin | eng |
dc.contributor.other | University of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Dissertations. 2011 Dissertations | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 Spring | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on October 22, 2012). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Dissertation advisor: Dr. Shelly Rodgers | eng |
dc.description | Vita. | eng |
dc.description | Ph. D. University of Missouri--Columbia 2011. | eng |
dc.description | "May 2011" | eng |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research is to examine the computer-mediated communication within online health communities to understand the role engagement plays in eHealth literacy and the perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and expressed feelings of self-efficacy toward self-management behaviors of people with arthritis. This study used two methods: content analysis, and concurrent ethnomethodology. A four constructed-week sample was collected from four online health communities for the content analysis (N=1,960), and more than 6,500 archived posts were examined ethnomethodologically. Online health communities provide opportunities for health behavior change messages to educate and persuade regarding arthritis self-management behaviors. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.format.extent | viii, 159 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.oclc | 872560313 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/15823 | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/15823 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.subject | new media | eng |
dc.subject | health literacy | eng |
dc.subject | online health community | eng |
dc.subject | behavior change | eng |
dc.title | Engagement in online health communities : expressed attitudes and self-efficacy of arthritis self-management behaviors | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Journalism (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | eng |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. | eng |