Measuring Use of Health-Related Support on the Internet: Development of the Health Online Support Questionnaire (HOSQ).
Susanne MattssonErik Martin Gustaf OlssonSven AlfonssonBirgitta Beda Kristina JohanssonMaria CarlssonPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2015)
The HOSQ may be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the use of online support for people with health problems, but the results ought to be replicated in more studies to confirm the results for different diagnoses. If the results of this study are corroborated by future studies, the HOSQ may be used as a basis for the development of different forms of support on the Internet.