The co-learning process in healthcare professionals: Assessing user satisfaction in virtual communities of practice

Jiménez‐Zarco, Ana Isabel; González-González, Inés; Saigí-Rubió, Francesc; Torrent‐Sellens, Joan

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.057

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“…The authors of this paper intend to seek to gather evidence that this concept could be beneficial for caregivers. Therefore, it has to be considered that benefits of the health VCoP could be to increase interaction among the members; knowledge creation and information sharing; peer, social, and emotional support, monitor public health, and ultimately to influence health policy [ 16 ].…”

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Improving the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease through Virtual Communities of Practice: A Quasiexperimental Study

Romero-Mas

Ramon

Souza

et al. 2021

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

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Caring for a person with dementia burdens family caregivers, and there is a close negative relationship between this burden and their quality of life (QoL). Research suggests that caregivers’ main needs are information and training about the disease and support from others experiencing the same situation, and Internet interventions hold considerable promise for meeting these needs. Virtual communities of practice (VCoPs) are Internet frameworks to share knowledge where members collaborate and achieve a sense of trust in the community. This paper seeks to evaluate the impact of participating in a VCoP (developed through an App) on the QoL of caregivers to people with Alzheimer’s. Results show QoL before and after the intervention changed significantly. The impact of VCoP on caregivers’ overall QoL is moderated by age and relation with the person with Alzheimer’s, specifically those over 65, and spouses. VCoPs allow interaction and knowledge sharing among caregivers which provide them mainly with information and support from peers helping them to meet their needs. Furthermore, caregivers’ QoL did not decrease when their relative deteriorated functionally, which could be due to the participation in VCoP. Although we found significant pre- and post differences in caregivers’ health literacy, we must report the ambiguous result that this variable only impacts on QoL’s physical domain. Participants also reported that they had a positive experience because the App was perceived to be a useful tool, because they could manage their own participation and they met peers and felt less lonely. Results suggest that participation in a VCoP impacts positively on caregivers’ QoL.

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Improving the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease through Virtual Communities of Practice: A Quasiexperimental Study

Romero-Mas

Ramon

Souza

et al. 2021

International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

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“…The first level is the core group of active members of community (approximately 15% of community), The second group is regular members, but not so active as previous group (15 -20%), the last one is peripheral group -the group without active participation, limited readers and users (not creators) of information. There are also a number of researches show a positive link between frequency of active using PVC and users satisfaction of the PVC's (Anandarajan, Igbaria, & Anakwe, 2002, Jiménez-Zarco et al 2014 which corresponds with user's visibility benefits discussed early.…”

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Analyzing the PVCs Documents: A Multimodal Rate-based Approach to Understand Community’s Goals and Values

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IntroductionThe emergence of professional virtual communities (PVCs) has provided a solution, new ways and techniques into knowledge management and sharing both in organization and professional settings. Rapid growth and extensive exchange of information and knowledge through different kinds of virtual communities has provide a whole new world of professional development and growth. Community members share their ideas, thoughts and solutions, solve professional problems, improve individual skills, search for a cooperation and create innovations. But here is a question: do the members of these communities use the community only as a professional guide in their field, or there are other goals and interests, which help the community to function and develop? To find the answer, we need to look closely to the both external and internal structure of community communication, and first of all -what are the communities main goals in values in terms of user's choice of topics and what "secret rules" they use to communicate to each other and to foster the sense of community shared between the members.

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“…Communities of practice (CoP) are 'social learning systems' built around groups with shared knowledge and interest in a subject for which the CoP is a vehicle for enhancing their skills and knowledge and build reciprocal social exchanges (Ceran & Bahadir, 2019;Cheung, et al, 2013). The virtual environment permits virtual communities of shared priorities, goals and ideas with the potential to traverse geographical, political and psychological boundaries (Jiminez-Zarco, et al, 2014). The interactions that take place virtually in a VCoP enable members to advance their knowledge, grounded in shared investments in a topic, set of problems or concerns (Gould, et al, 2019).…”

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Exploring the Smart Future of Participation

Bricout

Baker

Moon

et al. 2021

International Journal of E-Planning Research

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COVID-19 is having an enormous impact on civic life, including public services, governance, and the well-being of citizens. The pace and scope of technology as a force for problem solving, connecting people, sharing information, and organizing civic life has increased in the wake of COVID-19. This article critically reviews how technology use influences the civic engagement potential of the smart city, in particular for people with disabilities. The article aims to articulate new challenges to virtual participation in civic life in terms of accessibility, usability, and equity. Next, the article proposes a framework for a smart participation future involving smarter communities that utilize universal design, blended bottom-up, and virtual community of practice (VCoP) approaches to planning and connecting citizens with disabilities to smart cities. Policy and ethical implications of the proposed smart participation future are considered.

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The co-learning process in healthcare professionals: Assessing user satisfaction in virtual communities of practice

Cited by 49 publications

References 58 publications

Improving the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease through Virtual Communities of Practice: A Quasiexperimental Study

Improving the Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s Disease through Virtual Communities of Practice: A Quasiexperimental Study

Analyzing the PVCs Documents: A Multimodal Rate-based Approach to Understand Community’s Goals and Values

Exploring the Smart Future of Participation

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