التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Patient Perception of Social Media Use by Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Pilot Study. |
| المؤلفون: |
Johnson, Alexander J., Wharton, Benjamin R., Geraghty, Elisabeth H., Bradsell, Hannah, Ishikawa, Andrew, McCarty, Eric C., Bravman, Jonathan T., Frank, Rachel M. |
| المصدر: |
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine; Mar2024, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p1-6, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SOCIAL media, CROSS-sectional method, PATIENT education, MANAGEMENT information systems, MEDICAL care, PILOT projects, SPORTS teams, MEDICAL office management, DECISION making, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, INTERNET, ORTHOPEDIC surgery, SURVEYS, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, PATIENTS' attitudes, VIDEO recording |
| Reviews & Products: |
TWITTER (Web resource) |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Social media (SM) use by orthopaedic surgeons is becoming increasingly common; nonetheless, it needs to be clarified how patients perceive the content posted by physicians. Purpose: To characterize SM content posted by orthopaedic surgeons while investigating patient perceptions of this content and how it may influence their health care decisions. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Posts on SM outlets by orthopaedic surgeons were reviewed and categorized. A survey to assess patient perception of these categories was administered between December 2021 and February 2022 in the clinics of 3 orthopaedic surgeons. Survey results were analyzed for differences in patient SM use and perception of SM content types. Results: There were 250 completed surveys. SM use was high among all age groups; however, the 18 to 24 years (87.1%) and 25 to 34 years (86.4%) age groups were more likely than older age groups to report daily use (P =.002). Overall, 17% of patients reported using SM to see information about their health care at least once per month, 21% reported reviewing the SM account of a physician at least once per month, 19% reported that they were likely or very likely to view the SM account of their physician, and 23% reported that SM content was likely or very likely to influence which physician they see. Patients held the most consistently positive view of posts that educated patients, discussed sports team coverage, and provided patient testimonials. Patients had consistently neutral views of posts educating colleagues, discussing presentations at national meetings, displaying aspects of surgeons' personal lives, and supporting marginalized groups. Several post categories elicited highly polarized responses—including those discussing research publications and showing surgical techniques or pictures/videos taken during surgery. Respondents had a consistently negative response to posts making political statements. Conclusion: SM is likely a useful tool to help physicians interact with patients. Physicians who wish to interact with patients should consider posting content viewed most positively—including posts educating patients, discussing sports team coverage, and providing patient testimonials. Content that is viewed less favorably should be posted sparingly or with a sensitive tag. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
Full Text Finder