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Exploring engagement in a virtual community of practice in pediatric rehabilitation: who are non-users, lurkers, and posters?

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2017
Author(s)
Hurtubise, Karen; Pratte, Gabrielle; Rivard, Lisa; Berbari, Jade; Héguy, Léa; Camden, Chantal
Subject
Virtual community of practice
 
Knowledge transfer
 
Professional education
 
Utilization behaviours
 
Rehabilitation professionals
 
Internet
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Abstract
Abstract : Purpose: Communities of practice are increasingly recognized in rehabilitation as useful knowledge transfer tools; however, little is known about their users. This exploratory study describes the characteristics of participants and non-participants invited to engage in a pediatric rehabilitation virtual community of practice. In addition, we explored virtual community of practice utilization behaviours, engagement predictors, and the impact of strategies designed to foster engagement. Materials & Methods: Participant demographics including information-seeking style and organization e-readiness, as well as online platform frequency of use data were collected and analyzed using descriptive, comparative, and predictive statistics. Results: Seventy-four percent of those invited used the virtual community of practice. Users had less years of experience in pediatric rehabilitation than non-users. Among the users, 71% were classified as ‘lurkers’, who engaged through reading content only; while 29% were classified as ‘posters’, editing online content. Predictive factors were not uncovered, however an increased number of forum visits correlated with being a poster, a non-information seeker, an employee of an organization demonstrating e-readiness, and regularly working with children with the virtual community of practice specific condition. User-engagement strategies increased visits to the forum. Conclusion: These findings will assist rehabilitation leaders in leveraging rehabilitation-specific virtual community of practice to improve knowledge transfer and practice in pediatric rehabilitation and disability management.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11143/17792
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  • Médecine et sciences de la santé – Articles de périodiques [365]

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