Open AccessPerception among Healthcare Professionals of the Use of Social Media in Translating Research Evidence into Clinical Practice in Mangalore
Author(s) -
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan,
Priya Rathi,
Daivik Shah,
Asha Tyagi,
Anish V. Rao,
Koyel Paul,
Joe Tomy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of telemedicine and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1687-6423
pISSN - 1687-6415
DOI - 10.1155/2018/7573614
Subject(s) - perception , health professionals , social media , health care , clinical practice , social care , medicine , psychology , data science , nursing , computer science , world wide web , political science , neuroscience , law
Social media has a potential to bring about major changes in the healthcare system.Objective To find out the pattern of use of social media among healthcare professionals (HCPs) and perception, facilitators, and barriers of using social media, to translate evidence into clinical practice.Method We conducted a cross-sectional study among 196 HCPs of institutions attached to a university using a self-administered questionnaire.Result 97.3% used social media; however, only 63.4% used it for research. YouTube was the most preferred media. Majority of people believed that social media enables wide range of evidence over the shorter span of time, poses a threat to privacy, and cannot replace face to face interaction. Perceived barriers were the privacy concern, unprofessional behavior, lack of reliability, and information overload.Conclusion There is a need for the development of appropriate guidelines for sharing the research output among various stakeholders using social media.