Multifaceted Role of Social Media in Healthcare: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Need for Quality Control

Cureus, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 16, 2023

Social media, leveraging Web 2.0 technologies, plays a vital role in healthcare, medical education, and research by fostering collaboration enabling dissemination. Healthcare professionals use these platforms to improve public health literacy, but concerns about misinformation content accuracy persist. In 2023, like Facebook (Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, California, United States), YouTube (Google LLC, Mountain View, Instagram Inc.), TikTok (ByteDance Ltd, Beijing, China), Twitter (X Corp., Carson City, Nevada, States) have become essential offering patient communication, professional development, knowledge-sharing opportunities. However, challenges such as breaches of confidentiality unprofessional conduct remain. media has transformed providing unique networking development Further studies are needed determine its educational value. must follow ethical guidelines, particularly regarding privacy, confidentiality, disclosure rules, copyright laws. significantly impacts education healthcare research. Platforms WhatsApp Inc.) effectively compliance outcomes. Yet, the rapid dissemination false news on social presents risks. Researchers consider potential biases quality when extracting data. Quality control regulation crucial addressing dangers healthcare. Stricter regulations monitoring due cases deaths resulting from trends spread. Ethical frameworks, informed consent practices, risk assessments, appropriate data management strategies for responsible using technologies. researchers judiciously considering risks maximize benefits mitigate drawbacks. By striking right balance, can enhance outcomes, research, overall experience.

Язык: Английский

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The Current Status of Telemedicine Technology Use Across the World Health Organization European Region: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 24(10), С. e40877 - e40877

Опубликована: Окт. 27, 2022

Several systematic reviews evaluating the use of telemedicine by clinicians, patients, and health authorities to improve delivery care in 53 member states World Health Organization (WHO) European Region have been conducted recent years. However, a study summarizing findings these has not conducted.

Язык: Английский

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Understanding Post-Sepsis Syndrome: How Can Clinicians Help?

Infection and Drug Resistance, Год журнала: 2023, Номер Volume 16, С. 6493 - 6511

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2023

Abstract: Sepsis is a global health challenge, with over 49 million cases annually. Recent medical advancements have increased in-hospital survival rates to approximately 80%, but the escalating incidence of sepsis, owing an ageing population, rise in chronic diseases, and antibiotic resistance, also number sepsis survivors. Subsequently, there growing prevalence "post-sepsis syndrome" (PSS). This syndrome includes long-term physical, medical, cognitive, psychological issues after recovering from sepsis. PSS puts survivors at risk for hospital readmission associated reduction health- life span, both short long term, discharge. Comprehensive understanding symptoms causative factors vital developing optimal care survivors, task prime importance clinicians. review aims elucidate our current knowledge its relevance enhancing post-sepsis provided by Keywords: syndrome, outcome

Язык: Английский

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Methods for Analyzing the Contents of Social Media for Health Care: Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25, С. e43349 - e43349

Опубликована: Май 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.

Язык: Английский

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Reassessing the impact of social media on healthcare delivery: insights from a less digitalized economy

Cogent Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2024

Social media plays a crucial role in modern healthcare by promoting patient engagement, facilitating communication among professionals, and serving as platform for health education outreach. Its significance delivery continues to grow digital becomes increasingly integral the industry's efforts improve outcomes. Nonetheless, existing studies have not adequately empirically explored its impact less digitalized economies. Thus, this study seeks investigate of social on systems economic context. Leveraging engagement theory, employs partial least squares (PLS-SEM) approach explore Ghana's system. Based purposely selected sample 457 professionals from Ghana, found that using crisis management, patient-doctor relationships, information dissemination positively impacts systems. On contrary, use public relations activities did any significant delivery. This contributes growing literature affordances circular economy towards improved emerging The offers strategy optimizing within settings foster enhanced outcomes, particularly

Язык: Английский

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Social media, advertising and misinformation

BDJ Student, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 32(1), С. 14 - 15

Опубликована: Янв. 27, 2025

Язык: Английский

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How Social Media Influences The Health Narratives in the Context of SDGs：a Systematic Literature Review

Journal of Lifestyle and SDGs Review, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(3), С. e05099 - e05099

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025

Objective: This study systematically reviews the influence of social media on health narratives in context Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing its impact individual behaviors, public communication, and emotional support. Method: conducted a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, using thematic analysis to identify key trends insights regarding narratives. Results Discussion: The found that qualitative research is most effective for exploring media’s Patient were common form discourse, primarily platforms. Social facilitates diverse storytelling, new interactions, challenges traditional perspectives. It enhances support, influences decisions, raises awareness, alters doctor-patient communication. These findings highlight role advancing SDGs related well-being, particularly promoting digital literacy. Research Implications: underscores need ongoing into long-term narratives, misinformation strategies leverage improved outcomes, aligning with like good well-being. Originality/Value: offers unique perspective linking it SDGs. highlights how can promote literacy, support contribute achieving SDG targets health, innovation, equity.

Язык: Английский

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Real needs of end-stage kidney disease patients awaiting kidney transplantation in China: A qualitative study

Patient Education and Counseling, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 135, С. 108717 - 108717

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Application of the LDA model to identify topics in telemedicine conversations on the X social network

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Март 12, 2025

The evolution experienced by global society, in the post-COVID 19 era, is marked quite obligatory use of digital media many sectors, as case for health sector. Quite frequently, both patients and professionals social to express their telemedicine concerns or interests. present research focuses on these comments they represent a very interesting data source researchers. In analysis, we focus unstructured tweet texts written Internet users apply machine learning Latent Dirichlet Allocation algorithm model X databases identify topics. results gathered provide with information most important issues factors influence telemedecine consumers. Background new technologies has transformed affecting communication, seeking ways working. Telemedicine, remote practice through ICTs, grown exponentially, especially after pandemic. Objective We do mixed methodology our study qualitative quantitative techniques explore conversational topics generated about posted X. This allows us primary, secondary, residual themes. Methods Natural Language Processing (NLP) Machine Learning techniques, specifically (LDA) model, were used analyse 156,633 extracted from "X" related Results revealed several be addressed. Data was collected using keywords such "teleconsultation" "telemedicine". can see that frequent words include "health", "service", "doctor" "patient". themes identified grouped into four dimensions: general information, benefits sought, specific professional issues. showed 60.1% focused generic topics, ease service information. queries observed public nature, focusing accessibility, while disease treatment less frequent. Conclusions proper development networks. platform mainly queries, convenience accessibility main mentioned. suggest online interactions are complex offer valuable insights improving communication strategies. Future could hashtags differences interaction patterns according user profile, providing deeper understanding audiences' behaviour These findings underline importance considering audience preferences improve effectiveness communications.

Язык: Английский

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Comparative Quality Analysis of Bullous Pemphigoid Information Across Six Social Media Platforms

Cureus, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 25, 2025

Social media has changed the digital health landscape, altering how public consumes medical information and sparking concerns about reliability of information. This study aims to assess quality online related bullous pemphigoid by evaluating content type, reliability, user engagement across different social platforms, using Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST) Discerning Written Consumer Health Information (DISCERN) questionnaires, quantitative tools designed measure quality. Among six platforms analyzed, educational was most prevalent on YouTube (Google LLC, Mountain View, California, United States) (90.0%, n=10) Threads (Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, (100.0%, n=3), while TikTok (ByteDance Ltd., Beijing, China) (n=20) featured 60.0% 30.0% patient experience content. X (X Corp., Bastrop, Texas, (n=18) demonstrated highest with a mean QUEST score 16.8 (SD: 4.5) DISCERN 28.9 6.7). In contrast, had lowest 9.0 3.0) 20.1 3.0). Dunn's test Bonferroni correction revealed that scored significantly lower than in both (Mean Difference: -7.83, p < 0.0001) scores -8.83, <0.001). Instagram (n=9) outperformed 6.66, <0.001. These findings indicate offers reliable information, whereas consistently ranks reliability.

Язык: Английский

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