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Living a Healthier Life Online: On Blending Professional and Experiential Knowledge in Online Self-Help Groups

Living a Healthier Life Online: On Blending Professional and Experiential Knowledge in Online Self-Help Groups
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Author(s): Roar Stokken (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway & Sunnmøre Hospital Trust, Norway)and Gjermund Eikli (Norwegian Net School, Norway)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 22
Source title: E-Health Communities and Online Self-Help Groups: Applications and Usage
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Åsa Smedberg (Stockholm University, Sweden)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-866-8.ch010

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Abstract

The chapter explores how organizations can facilitate online self-help initiatives in a manner that allows mutual aid to flourish between the participants. It takes a theoretical approach on the basis of pedagogy and self-help/mutual-aid research. It first develops an educational model, and then turns to practical aspects and investigates the Norwegian course “Living a healthier life – online.” The initiative is transformed from face-to-face to online as a design-based research project. The two most important elements to pay attention to in the facilitation of online self-help initiatives are found to be socialization and overall assignments: the former to prepare for mutual exchange of knowledge, and the latter to make content relevant to daily life.

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