Patients Prefer Medical Facts and Educational Videos From Sports Medicine Surgeons on Social Media.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To provide updated information on which sports medicine patients are most influenced by provider presence on social media, as well as their preferences in social media platforms and content.

Methods

Between November 2021 and January 2022, an anonymous online, voluntary, self-administered questionnaire containing 13 questions was distributed to patients who had a clinic visit with 1 of 2 orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons at the same institution. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.

Results

A total of 159 responses were received for a response rate of 29.5%. The most common platforms used by patients were Facebook (110; 84%), YouTube (69; 53%), and Instagram (61; 47%). Most participants indicated that it did not make a difference if their spo

SUBMITTER: Freiberger C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10300541 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature