ArticleJournal of community psychology2022
Mirroring, monitoring, modelling, belonging, and distancing: Psychosocial processes in an online support group of breast cancer patients.
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- The aims and effectiveness of communities of practice in healthcare: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Communities of Practice and Living Labs: A Scoping Review of Principles and Methodologies for Involvement of Lived Experience Experts in Health and Healthcare Research.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Mapping Characteristics, Applications, and Implementation Challenges of Virtual Communities in Cancer Care: NASSS Framework-Informed Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Aggravating and protective factors in patients' experiences of vulvodynia: a qualitative study with Italian women.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Toxic Relationships Described by People With Breast Cancer on Reddit: Topic Modeling Study.JMIR cancer · 2024Article
- Enhancing resilient coping strategies for quality of life in Chinese adult children caregiving for parents with advanced cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Use of Online Health Forums by People Living With Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thematic Analysis.JMIR cancer · 2023Article
- Mirroring, monitoring, modelling, belonging, and distancing: Psychosocial processes in an online support group of breast cancer patients.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer patients are primary users of Internet Health Forums, virtual self-help communities where they find and share information, preoccupations, and support. Previous literature has mainly focused on analysing the contents and the outcomes of breast cancer forums' participation. In light of the Community of Practice theoretical model, our research investigated the psychosocial processes that build and shape patients' experience and participation in the forum. We conducted 16 semi-structured email interviews with breast cancer patients recruited within a well-established online community. Thematic analysis identified five processes-mirroring, monitoring, modelling, belonging, and distancing-that marked three phases of users' experience: initiation, participation, detachment. An interactive dynamic characterised the identified processes: the disease's experience was shaped by and, in turn, it crafted this virtual community. These community processes contributed to participants' empowerment at practical, informative, and emotional levels through the development of a shared repertoire of resources, stories, and ways of dealing with patients' recurring problems.
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