Factors That Influence the Sustainability of Virtual Communities of Practice Among Healthcare Professionals: A scoping review

This scoping review examines factors influencing the sustainability of Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoPs) among healthcare professionals, covering literature from 2020 to 2026. Following JBI methodology and reported using PRISMA-ScR, it asks: What factors influence the sustainability of VCoPs among healthcare professionals? Eight peer-reviewed databases will be searched (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, ERIC, Cochrane Library). Studies of any design involving healthcare professionals in virtual CoP settings are eligible. Two independent reviewers will screen and extract data, with findings synthesized narratively across five levels — individual, community, organizational, technological, and contextual — guided by Wenger's CoP theory. The protocol will be registered on OSF prior to searching.