Understanding the Dimensions of Medical Crowdfunding: A Visual Analytics Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical crowdfunding has emerged as a growing field for fundraising opportunities. Some environmental trends have driven the emergence of campaigns to raise funds for medical care. These trends include lack of medical insurance, economic backlash following the 2008 financial collapse, and shortcomings of health care regulations.

Objective

Research regarding crowdfunding campaign use, reasons, and effects on the provision of medical care and individual relationships in health systems is limited. This study aimed to explore the nature and dimensions of the phenomenon of medical crowdfunding using a visual analytics approach and data crawled from the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform in 2019. We aimed to explore and identify the factors that contribute to a successful c

SUBMITTER: Ren J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367538 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature