Reasons for Discontinuing Active Participation on the Internet Forum Tinnitus Talk: Mixed Methods Citizen Science Study.
Sanja BudimirMartin KuskaMyra SpiliopoulouWinfried SchleeRuediger PryssGerhard AnderssonHazel GoedhartStephen HarrisonMarkku VesalaGourish HegdeBerthold LangguthChristoph PiehThomas ProbstPublished in: JMIR formative research (2021)
This study contributes to understanding the reasons for discontinued usage of online self-help platforms, which are typically only reported according to the dropout rates. Furthermore, specific groups of users who did not benefit from Tinnitus Talk were identified, and several practical implications for improvement of the structure, content, and goals of Tinnitus Talk were suggested.