School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, QLD, Australia. n.sunderland@griffi th.edu.au
Health Inf Manag. 2013;42(2):9-16. doi: 10.1177/183335831304200202.
There is a need to enhance the effectiveness and reach of complex health promotion initiatives by providing opportunities for diverse health promotion practitioners and others to interact in online settings. This paper reviews the existing literature on how to take health promotion communities and networks into online settings. A scoping review of relevant bodies of literature and empirical evidence was undertaken to provide an interpretive synthesis of existing knowledge on the topic. Sixteen studies were identified between 1986 and 2007. Relatively little research has been conducted on the process of taking existing offline communities and networks into online settings. However, more research has focused on offline (i.e. not mediated via computer networks); 'virtual' (purely online with no offline interpersonal contact); and 'multiplex' communities (i.e. those that interact across both online and offline settings). Results are summarised under three themes: characteristics of communities in online and offline settings; issues in moving offline communities online, and designing online communities to match community needs. Existing health promotion initiatives can benefit from online platforms that promote community building and knowledge sharing. Online e-health promotion settings and communities can successfully integrate with existing offline settings and communities to form 'multiplex' communities (i.e. communities that operate fluently across both online and offline settings).
需要通过为不同的健康促进从业者和其他人员提供在线环境中的互动机会，提高复杂健康促进计划的效果和影响力。本文回顾了关于如何将健康促进社区和网络纳入在线环境的现有文献。对相关文献和经验证据进行了范围界定审查，以便对该主题的现有知识进行解释性综合。1986 年至 2007 年期间确定了 16 项研究。相对而言，关于将现有离线社区和网络纳入在线环境的过程的研究较少。但是，更多的研究集中在离线（即不通过计算机网络进行中介）；“虚拟”（纯粹在线，没有离线人际接触）；和“多重”社区（即跨越在线和离线环境进行交互的社区）。结果总结为三个主题：在线和离线环境中社区的特征；将离线社区转移到在线环境中的问题，以及设计在线社区以满足社区需求。现有的健康促进计划可以从促进社区建设和知识共享的在线平台中受益。在线电子健康促进环境和社区可以成功地与现有的离线环境和社区集成，形成“多重”社区（即能够在在线和离线环境中流畅运作的社区）。
