A thematic analysis of messages posted by moderators within health-related asynchronous online support forums

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A thematic analysis of messages posted by moderators within health-related asynchronous online support forums

Objective: To identify and describe the activities performed by online support community moderators. Methods: A total of 790 messages were downloaded for analysis. Messages were written by 59 moderators from 6 forums that represent a diverse range of conditions (arthritis, complex regional pain syn...

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Main Authors:	Smedley, Richard M., Coulson, Neil S.
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier 2017
Subjects:	Moderator Online support community Thematic analysis Social support Helper-therapy principle
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46959/

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