Immigrant families' health-related information behavior on instant messaging platforms: Health-related information exchange in immigrant family groups on instant messaging platforms

• Main Authors: PORETSKI, Lev, TAABASSUM, Taamannae, TANG, Anthony
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Health-related information exchange; immigrant families; Information behaviors; Instant messaging platforms; Health Information Technology; Software Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7962; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8965/viewcontent/3411763.3451751.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

For immigrant families, instant messaging family groups are a common platform forsharing and discussing health-related information. Immigrants often maintain contact with their family abroad and trust information in shared IM family groups more than the information from local authorities and sources...