Putting the Pieces Together: Endometriosis Blogs, Cognitive Authority, and Collaborative Information Behaviour

Diane Rasmussen Pennington, Pamela J. McKenzie
In: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI · 2013 · doi:10.29173/cais388 · W2588618817
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This study analyzed endometriosis patient blogs, finding that patients question medical professionals' cognitive authority and are influenced by bloggers' affective authority in information judgment.

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This study analyzes blogs written by patients with endometriosis to understand their collaborative information sharing behaviors and the role of cognitive authority. Preliminary discourse analysis reveals that these patients frequently question the expertise of medical professionals, while simultaneously placing significant trust in the affective authority of fellow bloggers. The research highlights how peer narratives influence patient judgments and information processing within this specific online community. This paper is centrally about endometriosis, focusing on patient-generated content and social dynamics rather than clinical or biological mechanisms.

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Endometriosis causes female pelvic pain and infertility. This study examines blogs written by endometriosis patients in the context of collaborative information sharing. Preliminary discourse analysis supported previous studies that found patients questioning medical professionals’ cognitive authority. Additionally, the blogger’s affective authority may play a role in readers’ information judgements.L'endométriose cause chez les femmes des douleurs au pelvis et l'infertilité. Cette étude examine les blogues rédigés par les patientes souffrant d'endométriose dans un contexte d'échange d'information collaborative. L'analyse préliminaire du discours corrobore des études antérieures qui ont démontré que les patientes remettent en question l'autorité cognitive des professionnels de la santé. Par ailleurs, l'autorité affective des blogueuses peut jouer un rôle dans le jugement informationnel des lectrices.
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Putting the Pieces Together: Endometriosis Blogs, Cognitive Authority, and Collaborative Information Behaviour DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/cais388Abstract Endometriosis causes female pelvic pain and infertility. This study examines blogs written by endometriosis patients in the context of collaborative information sharing. Preliminary discourse analysis supported previous studies that found patients questioning medical professionals’ cognitive authority. Additionally, the blogger’s affective authority may play a role in readers’ information judgements. L'endométriose cause chez les femmes des douleurs au pelvis et l'infertilité. Cette étude examine les blogues rédigés par les patientes souffrant d'endométriose dans un contexte d'échange d'information collaborative. L'analyse préliminaire du discours corrobore des études antérieures qui ont démontré que les patientes remettent en question l'autorité cognitive des professionnels de la santé. Par ailleurs, l'autorité affective des blogueuses peut jouer un rôle dans le jugement informationnel des lectrices.

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