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- Title
Design of a Mindfulness Virtual Community: A focus-group analysis.
- Authors
El Morr, Christo; Maule, Catherine; Ashfaq, Iqra; Ritvo, Paul; Ahmad, Farah
- Abstract
Mental illnesses are on the rise on campuses worldwide. There is a need for a scalable and economically sound innovation to address these mental health challenges. The aim of this study was to explore university students' needs and concerns in relation to an online mental health virtual community. Eight focus groups (N = 72, 55.6% female) were conducted with university students aged 18–47 (mean = 23.38, SD = 5.82) years. Participants were asked about their views in relation to online mental health platform. Three major themes and subthemes emerged: (1) perceived concerns : potential loss of personal encounter and relationships, fear of cyber bullying, engagement challenge, and privacy and distraction; (2) perceived advantages : anonymity and privacy, convenience and flexibility, filling a gap, and togetherness; and (3) desired features : user-centered design, practical trustworthy support, and online moderation. The analysis informed design features for a mindfulness virtual community.
- Subjects
COMMUNITY health services; MENTAL health; FOCUS groups; CYBERBULLYING; QUALITATIVE research; RESEARCH funding; MINDFULNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; INTERVIEWING; ONLINE social networks; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; INTERNET; ANXIETY; JUDGMENT sampling; THEMATIC analysis; RESEARCH methodology; COLLEGE students; STUDENT attitudes; DATA analysis software; MENTAL depression
- Publication
Health Informatics Journal, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 3, p1560
- ISSN
1460-4582
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1460458219884840