Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Impact of Homophily on Patient Empowerment: A Study of Online Patient Support Groups Subject The topic of the resource Homophily; Online health communities; Online patient support groups; Patient empowerment Description An account of the resource Internet facility has led to emergence of patient support groups. These have gained prominence as these fulfils important benefits to patients. One such benefit is patient empowerment. These online groups provide opportunity to patients to interact with similar ailments and predicaments and who can understand the pain and discomfort felt by the patient. This provides validation for the patient and patients experiences. How does this homophily impacts patient empowerment? This question has been explored in this study. The methodology is based on an online survey of patients visiting such online platforms. In all 701 patients provided the data. Independent variable (homophily) and dependent variable (patient empowerment) have been measured using a 7-point Likert scale. Findings provide that both are weakly correlated, but this correlation is significant. Regression analysis led to a regression model that is fit statistically. This provides basis to encourage patients to visit online support groups. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pandey V.; Mukherjee S.K.; Singh A.; Saha S.K.; Jha A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol-1243 LNEE, pp. 201-209. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6465-5_16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6465-5_16</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85215806803&amp;doi=10.1007%2F978-981-97-6465-5_16&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=4330778e1c1817467082c04eb8a69103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85215806803&amp;doi=10.1007%2f978-981-97-6465-5_16&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=4330778e1c1817467082c04eb8a69103</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 18761100; ISBN: 978-981976464-8 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pandey V., Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, Majitar, Rangpo, India; Mukherjee S.K., Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, Majitar, Rangpo, India; Singh A., Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, A Constituent of Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Maharashtra, Lavale, Pune, 412115, India; Saha S.K., Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Jha A., Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, Majitar, Rangpo, India