Patient Perception of Social Media Use by Orthopaedic Surgeons: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

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 comple

SUBMITTER: Johnson AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature