?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cancer-related+electronic+support+groups+as+navigation-aids%3A+Overcoming+geographic+barriers%0A&rft.creator=Till%2C+James+E.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Ethics&rft.subject=Human+Computer+Interaction&rft.description=Cancer-related+electronic+support+groups+(ESGs)+may+be+regarded+as+a+complement+to+face-to-face+groups+when+the+latter+are+available%2C+and+as+an+alternative+when+they+are+not.+Advantages+over+face-to-face+groups+include+an+absence+of+barriers+imposed+by+geographic+location%2C+opportunities+for+anonymity+that+permit+sensitive+issues+to+be+discussed%2C+and+opportunities+to+find+peers+online.+ESGs+can+be+especially+valuable+as+navigation+aids+for+those+trying+to+find+a+way+through+the+healthcare+system+and+as+a+guide+to+the+cancer+journey.+Outcome+indicators+that+could+be+used+to+evaluate+the+quality+of+ESGs+as+navigation+aids+need+to+be+developed+and+tested.++Conceptual+models+for+the+navigator+role%2C+such+as+the+Facilitating+Navigator+Model%2C+are+appropriate+for+ESGs+designed+specifically+for+research+purposes.+A+Shared+or+Tacit+Model+may+be+more+appropriate+for+unmoderated+ESGs.+Both+conceptual+models+raise+issues+in+Internet+research+ethics+that+need+to+be+address&rft.publisher=Prime+National+Publishing+Corp.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3566%2F1%2FTILL_ESG01.pdf&rft.identifier=++Till%2C+James+E.++(2004)+Cancer-related+electronic+support+groups+as+navigation-aids%3A+Overcoming+geographic+barriers.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3566%2F