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Integrating online community support into outpatient breast cancer care: Mayo Clinic Connect online platform.
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- A systematic review of peer support interventions to improve psychosocial functioning among cancer survivors: can findings be translated to survivors with a rare cancer living rurally?Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Breast cancer: taxonomy, distribution analysis, risk factors, predictive biomarkers, and modern treatment method.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Online Health-Seeking Behaviors and Information Needs Among Patients With Lymphoma in China: Study of Regional and Temporal Trends.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Mapping Characteristics, Applications, and Implementation Challenges of Virtual Communities in Cancer Care: NASSS Framework-Informed Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Companionship and Sharing Create Social Connections of an Online Community-Based Intervention for Patients with Cancer Receiving Outpatient Care: Pilot Study.JMIR cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionMayo Clinic Connect is an online community of over 100,000 members who support each other through sharing lived experience when facing and managing new diagnoses. The community is moderated by Mayo Clinic staff and volunteer patient mentors.
methodsMayo Clinic breast clinic patients undergoing evaluation received a binder of support resources including a brochure about Mayo Clinic Connect at visits between January and May of 2019. Surveys were distributed at subsequent visits between May and December of 2019 to assess patient awareness about the online resource, participation frequency, purpose of use, and benefits for members, as well as reasons for not joining (non-members). The primary aim was to assess patient resilience, coping, and self-management after joining the online community.
resultsNine hundred surveys were distributed, and 102 participants completed surveys between May and December 2019. Forty-five percent (
conclusionThis pilot study reveals the potential positive impact of introducing an online peer support group into clinical care plans for patients coping with a new and anxiety-provoking cancer diagnosis.
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