Whitten Pamela, Kreps Gary L, Eastin Matthew S
College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
J Med Internet Res. 2005 Jul 1;7(3):e34. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7.3.e34.
Researchers from a wide array of disciplines have conducted engaging and informative studies in recent years concerning the use of the Internet for cancer-related services. Typically, these publications provide key data related to utilization statistics, how online information can be used, what users want or expect from the Internet, outcomes or impacts, and quality and credibility of websites. These are important themes for understanding online cancer issues. However, this special issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research seeks to recast these themes in a way that will facilitate pragmatic and applied means of employing data in prescriptive and interdisciplinary ways. This issue includes 14 papers that exemplify applications for the research framework recommended in this paper. This framework includes an expanded focus on the development and design of online cancer services, online consumer behavior/communication, behavior change, and living with cancer.
近年来，来自众多学科的研究人员针对利用互联网提供癌症相关服务开展了引人入胜且信息丰富的研究。通常，这些出版物提供了与使用统计数据、如何利用在线信息、用户对互联网的需求或期望、结果或影响以及网站质量和可信度相关的关键数据。这些是理解在线癌症问题的重要主题。然而，《医学互联网研究杂志》的这一特刊旨在以一种有助于采用务实且应用的方式，以规范性和跨学科的方式运用数据来重新阐述这些主题。本期包含14篇论文，例证了本文所推荐研究框架的应用。该框架扩大了对在线癌症服务的开发与设计、在线消费者行为/沟通、行为改变以及与癌症共存等方面的关注。
