arxivcs.HC2026-07-22
Associations Between Support-Seekers' Cross-Community Interactions and Their Engagement with Received Comments in Online Health Communities
Shenghan Tan, Daiang Jia, Chunghiu Kong, Tianjian Liu, Zhenhui Peng
Support-seekers' active engagement with received comments, e.g., showing positive sentiment and willingness to improve in the replies, can indicate the success of online health communities (OHCs). Their participation in other communities may correlate with their engagement in OHC…