Patient Perceptions of Social Media Use by Orthopaedic Surgeons: Comparing Responses Across the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To analyze patient perceptions of social media (SM) content posted by orthopaedic surgeons across the United States.

Methods

The SM posts of 20 professional orthopaedic surgeons with at least 500 followers and 1 post in the month before this study were reviewed and categorized. A validated survey was written to assess respondents' SM usage practices and perceptions of these categories. The survey was administered to patients in the clinics of 13 geographically diverse orthopaedic surgeons via QR code. Patient responses were analyzed for differences in SM use and perceptions of SM content types.

Results

There were 636 patient surveys completed in full. SM use was high across all age groups. In 31% of patients, SM was used to seek information related to their he

SUBMITTER: Wharton BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276556 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature