Factors Influencing The Participation Of Nurses In Knowledge-Sharing Within Mobile Instant Messaging Based Virtual Communities Of Practice: A Qualitative Content Analysis

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Table 1 Examples Of How To Extract A Theme From Codes

Codes	Sub-Categories	Categories	Theme
The need to be seen by others, The need to be recognized by others, The need to be admired by others, The need to solve personal problems	Psychosocial needs	The individual drives	Stimuli for professional interactions
The gratification of helping others, The gratification of participating in social interactions, The interest in promoting individual knowledge, Psychological dependence on social networks, Having Persuasive personal beliefs	Inner inclinations
Having credible members, Having specialized instructors, Having capable administrators, Providing valuable content	Attractiveness and credibility of virtual communities	Attractive interactive environment
Commonalities and similarities among individuals, Friendly atmosphere within the community, Sense of belonging to the virtual community, Sense of intimacy with the administrator	Close relationship in the community

Table 2 The Characteristics Of Participants

Number Of Participants	Sex	Age	Educational Degree	Marital Status	Work Experience (Years)	Role Within The VCoP	Duration Of Membership Within The VCoP (Month)
No.1	Male	28	MSc	Single	5	User	11
No.2	Male	36	BSc	Married	15	Administrator	13
No.3	Female	50	Ph.D.	Married	25	Administrator	10
No.4	Male	29	BSc	Single	8	User	8
No.5	Female	39	MSc	Married	14	Administrator	13
No.6	Male	33	MSc	Married	10	Administrator	8
No.7	Male	33	BSc	Single	10	User	10
No.8	Male	32	BSc	Married	9	User	12
No.9	Male	30	BSc	Single	8	User	6
No.10	Male	52	MSc	Married	30	Administrator	36
No.11	Female	36	Ph.D.	Single	16	User	26
No.12	Male	42	Ph.D.	Married	18	User	30
No.13	Male	36	Ph.D.	Single	14	Administrator	49
No.14	Male	29	BSc	Single	9	User	20
No.15	Male	31	MSc	Single	9	User	41
No.16	Female	34	MSc	Single	12	User	35
No.17	Female	29	BSc	Single	7	User	44
No.18	Female	39	BSc	Married	17	User	40