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Engagement in online medical communities of practice in healthcare: Analysis of messages and social networks

Fowler, D; Szomszor, M; Hammond, S; Lawrenson, J; Kostkova, P; (2012) Engagement in online medical communities of practice in healthcare: Analysis of messages and social networks. In: International Conference on Electronic Healthcare eHealth 2011: Electronic Healthcare. (pp. pp. 154-157). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg Green open access

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Abstract

We report on preliminary analysis on user engagement in two online medical communities of practice. Despite the communities being independent of each other, and dealing with different domains (field epidemiology and therapeutic prescribing for optometrists), there are some clear similarities in the networks of users, and in patterns of replies to user postings. We also draw some initial conclusions to help maintain user engagement in these and similar sites, and we suggest some future lines of research.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Engagement in online medical communities of practice in healthcare: Analysis of messages and social networks
Event: Electronic Healthcare. eHealth 2011
ISBN-13: 9783642292613
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29262-0_22
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29262-0_22
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088939
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