The influence of social networks on finding and selecting healthcare professionals DOI Creative Commons
Letícia Miquelitto GASPARONI, Vinícius Neves Marcos, Cláudio Mendes Pannuti

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Brazilian Oral Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 39

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Social networks consist of a group individuals connected by family, work, or other interests and facilitated an online structure platform. They are also relatively recent widely used marketing phenomenon that is constantly evolving. The healthcare field includes professions such as social biology, biomedicine, physical education, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, medicine, veterinary nutrition, dentistry, psychology, occupational therapy. present study aimed to analyze the influence in process finding selecting professionals. methodology was survey using structured questionnaire created on Google Forms. Descriptive research carried out with non-probabilistic convenience snowball sampling, followed quantitative data analysis. A total 268 participants who signed informed consent were included study. findings revealed most common way find professionals through recommendations from friends/relatives professionals, use networks. majority search for Instagram being Sponsored advertisements can be effective reach potential new patients. valued characteristics content creators reliability, expertise, ability convey messages, health-related explanations easily understandable manner preferred type content. Therefore, this selection

Language: Английский

Social Media Role and Its Impact on Public Health: A Narrative Review DOI Open Access
Sushim Kanchan, Abhay Gaidhane

Cureus, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 13, 2023

Social media refers to online social networking sites and is a broad example of Web 2.0, such as Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, Instagram, WhatsApp, blogs. It new ever-changing field. Access the internet, platforms mobile communications are all tools that can be leveraged make health information available accessible. This research aimed conduct an introductory study existing published literature on why choose how use obtain population gain knowledge about various sectors like disease surveillance, education, research, behavioral modification, influence policy, enhance professional development doctor-patient relation development. We searched for publications using databases PubMed, NCBI, Google Scholar, combined 2022 usage statistics from PWC, Infographics Archive, Statista websites. The American Medical Association (AMA) policy Professionalism in Media Use, College Physicians-Federations State Boards (ACP-FSMB) guidelines Online Professionalism, Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations were also briefly reviewed. Our findings reflect benefits drawbacks web they impact public ethically, professionally, socially. During our we discovered media's concerns both positive negative, attempted explain networks assisting people achieving health, which still source much debate.

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Connecting Health and Technology: A Comprehensive Review of Social Media and Online Communities in Healthcare DOI Open Access
Pankajkumar Anawade,

Deepak Sharma,

Shailesh Gahane

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Cureus, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 1, 2024

This review provides an in-depth analysis of the intersection between health and technology, focusing specifically on social media's online communities' role in healthcare. It explores significance these digital platforms patient education, empowerment, support, highlighting their potential to improve healthcare delivery outcomes. Key findings are synthesized by examining existing literature, including wide-reaching impact media information dissemination value communities facilitating peer support. However, privacy concerns misinformation also addressed, emphasizing need for careful consideration strategic implementation technologies. The implications practice research discussed, with recommendations future actions priorities outlined. Overall, this underscores transformative reshaping landscape. highlights importance ethical responsible use maximize benefits.

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Social media and its impact on health care DOI Open Access
Michael Patrick,

Rajitha D. Venkatesh,

David R. Stukus

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Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 128(2), P. 139 - 145

Published: Sept. 21, 2021

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Can ChatGPT improve communication in hospitals? DOI Creative Commons
David Santandreu Calonge, Pablo Medina Aguerrebere, Patrik T. Hultberg

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El Profesional de la Informacion, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 24, 2023

Hospitals’ use of communication is a crucial aspect patient care, yet medical material often hard to read and understand for patients. Issues related lack standardization, jargon, reliance on outdated technology, poor coordination between health personnel, shortage healthcare workers lead miscommunication, delays, errors in care. By improving communication, hospitals can improve care outcomes, perhaps lower costs. This opinion piece compares current methods with the ChatGPT technology explore whether efficiency accuracy settings and, hence, While natural language processing (NLP) tools such as other artificial-intelligence-generated content (AIGC) have tremendous potential be very useful healthcare, they should not solely used substitute humans therefore caution.

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Impact of Digitalization in Dentistry on Technostress, Mental Health, and Job Satisfaction: A Quantitative Study DOI Open Access
Monika Bernburg,

Julia Sofie Gebhardt,

David A. Groneberg

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Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 72 - 72

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

Background: The utilization of digital technologies in the field dentistry is becoming increasingly prevalent. Such facilitate more precise and efficient dental treatment while also enhancing overall quality care. advent digitalization has brought with it a plethora advantages, yet given rise to number potential challenges. These have give variety negative consequences, including an increase stress perception. Objectives: This study identifies demands resources as well prevalence perception among German dentists. Furthermore, examines relationship between work- health-related outcomes, preventive measures. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional involved total 325 Data collection took place January April 2024. questionnaire was validated using several established scales, Technostress Scale Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ). Multiple correlation regression analyses were conducted ascertain reliability validity data collected. Results: results demonstrated that participating dentists exhibited moderate level (M = 3.73 (SD 0.71). Regarding individual technostress creators, highest mean observed for constructs techno-overload 3.91; SD 0.76), techno-complexity 3.63; 0.71), techno-uncertainty 2.01; 0.75). participants reported average exhaustion symptoms 3.21; 0.91) job satisfaction 4.52; 0.78). association emotional (as burnout symptom) showed significant positive (r 0.38; CI: 0.07, 0.52; p < 0.05). A variables satisfaction, coefficient r −0.33 (CI: −0.25, 0.07; Conclusions: presents preliminary findings on experience relevant associations. In context ongoing digitalization, there need support measures reduce technology-related stress. An optimized design applications working environment are crucial importance improve health patient

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Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients DOI Creative Commons
Deema Farsi, Héctor Martínez‐Menchaca, Mohammad Ahmed

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Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 24(1), P. e30379 - e30379

Published: Nov. 30, 2021

People are now connected in a borderless web-based world. The modern public, especially the younger generation, relies heavily on internet as main source of health-related information. In health care, patients can use social media for more tailored uses such telemedicine, finding provider, and peer support.The aim this narrative review is to discuss how has been used care industry from perspective describe issues surrounding its care.Between March June 2020, literature was conducted PubMed, Google Scholar, Web Science English studies that were published since 2007 discussed care. addition only publications by patients, pertaining ethical legal considerations included. then categorized information, support sharing experiences, influencing positive behavior. addition, two sections added review: considerations.Initially, 75 As study proceeded, included, total 91 reviewed, complemented 1 textbook chapter 13 web references. Approximately half reviews. first 2009, last 2021, with than 5 years. mostly United States (n=40), followed Europe (n=13), least India (n=1). WhatsApp or WeChat most investigated platform.Social be public improve their knowledge. However, due diligence must practiced assess credibility information obtained source. Health providers, need not forget risks associated media. limitations shortcomings should understood.

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Influence of the use of social media on patients changing dental practice: a web-based questionnaire study DOI Creative Commons
Yolanda Freire, Margarita Gómez Sánchez, Ana Suárez

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BMC Oral Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: June 5, 2023

Recent years have seen an increase in the use of social media, by healthcare sector, including dentistry. Indeed, media may now be important communication tools for dental practices and patients. This work analyzes influence patient (male female) practice on their decision to change practice. The results also provide insight into factors patients considered when choosing a practice.This study was approved Ethics Committee Universidad Europea de Madrid (No. CIPI/22.022). Using web-based questionnaire, cross-sectional undertaken involving Spanish population that made services. questionnaire consisted four parts covering provision informed consent, collection sociodemographic data, changing practice.All participants gave consent regarding inclusion. No compensation provided participation. 588 people responded whom 503 were eligible Most respondents female (312/503; 62%). (151/503; 30%) last changed during previous 2-5 years. 208/503 (41.4%) indicated they had visited media. 118/503 (23.5%) such time practice; 102 these 118 (85.6%) reported experience influenced change. Respondents who 5 interacted with more than those over 11 ago (p < .05), present/past year .05). factor most 'Facilities technology'. gender-based differences any measured variable .05).Different affect selection new practice, but few likely which, some, final Dental might do well consider using as marketing tools.

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Methods for Analyzing the Contents of Social Media for Health Care: Scoping Review DOI Creative Commons
Jiaqi Fu, Chaixiu Li,

Chunlan Zhou

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Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25, P. e43349 - e43349

Published: May 30, 2023

Given the rapid development of social media, effective extraction and analysis contents media for health care have attracted widespread attention from providers. As far as we know, most reviews focus on application there is a lack that integrate methods analyzing information care.This scoping review aims to answer following 4 questions: (1) What types research been used investigate care, (2) what analyze existing (3) indicators should be applied collect evaluate characteristics (4) are current problems directions care?A Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted. We searched PubMed, Web Science, EMBASE, Cumulative Index Nursing Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library period 2010 May 2023 primary studies focusing care. Two independent reviewers screened eligible against inclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis included conducted.Of 16,161 identified citations, 134 (0.8%) were in this review. These 67 (50.0%) qualitative designs, 43 (32.1%) quantitative 24 (17.9%) mixed designs. The classified based aspects: manual (content methodology, grounded theory, ethnography, classification analysis, thematic scoring tables) computer-aided (latent Dirichlet allocation, support vector machine, probabilistic clustering, image topic modeling, sentiment other natural language processing technologies), categories contents, areas (health practice, services, education).Based an extensive literature review, investigated determine main applications, differences, trends, problems. also discussed implications future. Traditional content still mainstream method content, future may combined with big data research. With progress computers, mobile phones, smartwatches, smart devices, sources will become more diversified. Future can combine new sources, such pictures, videos, physiological signals, online networking adapt trend internet. More medical talents need trained better solve problem network analysis. Overall, useful large audience includes researchers entering field.

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The Future of Social Media, Anesthesiology, and the Perioperative Physician DOI
Jonathan M. Tan, Allan F. Simpao,

Julia Alejandra Gálvez Delgado

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Anesthesia & Analgesia, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 138(2), P. 358 - 368

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Social media has rapidly developed in the past decade to become a powerful and influential force for patients, physicians, health systems, academic community. While use of social care produced many positive changes, such as rapid dissemination information, crowd-sourced sharing knowledge, learning, interaction, also negative effects. Recent examples impacts include unchecked information leading patient misinformation inadvertent reputational harm professionals due engaging controversial topics on public platforms. Members anesthesiology community, like other medical specialties, have adopted at different levels. However, most anesthesiologists, communities little education, preparation, guidelines optimizing technology while minimizing risks media. Anesthesiology been will continue be impacted by forces cultural influences foreseeable future. The purpose this article was examine recent history adoption perioperative medicine, understand current impact across our specialty, consider how future development evolving dynamic over next quarter century.

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Social media marketing and hospital brand equity: An empirical investigation DOI
Abrar Al-Hasan

Information Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 5, 2024

Despite the continuous upsurge in use of social media, empirical research investigating their economic value healthcare industry still lags. This study explores impact hospitals’ media marketing efforts on brand equity and, ultimately, hospital's financial performance. Using data from Instagram, online/offline survey methodology, and obtained hospitals, is analyzed using a structural equation model. The uses random sample (728) residents Kuwaiti population. Social regarding engagement lead to higher hospital Particularly, finds that posts are based educational posts, patient stories, sharing latest news led highest form awareness, perceived quality, association, loyalty, thereby leading equity. also leads positive significant highlights importance creating engaging content, content personal particularly educational. Healthcare organizations should guide manage this new method better communicate with patients enhance consumer loyalty

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