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By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, RD, About.com Guide to Colon Cancer

Do You Want to Help Others?

Monday July 13, 2009

I recently was notified about a research project that aims to investigate how the use of online support groups by people with health conditions affects their feelings about themselves and their illness and how this impacts their relationship with their health care provider.

You may wonder why I'm telling you about this. It's simply because I believe that by volunteering about 15 minutes of your time to complete an anonymous online questionnaire, you can help others. This is exactly the type of research we need to better understand how computer-savvy health care consumers in the 21st century are getting and using support and information. This is the type of research that will lead to the development of better online support groups and communities for us all. And the best part is that this can help us all become wiser health care consumers.

If you have a few minutes to spare, please take the survey and become a part of the future of better online experiences and better health care interactions for us all. Thank you!

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