Virtual CommunityA virtual community (VC) is a community of people collaborating to achieve a goal using online (Internet-based) tools. It involves members who are exchanging information for purposes they set. Health VCs have received increased attention in the health research community in attempts to provide contiuous education and support for individuals, while enabling and empowering them to become active participants in managing their own health conditions.
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MindfulnessMindfulness is defined as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present, and non judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment” (*). The techniques learned in mindfulness involve observation by attention to each present moment from a nonjudgmental stance
(*) Kabat-Zinn, J., Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present, and Future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. 10(2): p. 144-156. |