Designing and Testing an Inventory for Measuring Social Media Competency of Certified Health Education Specialists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media can promote healthy behaviors by facilitating engagement and collaboration among health professionals and the public. Thus, social media is quickly becoming a vital tool for health promotion. While guidelines and trainings exist for public health professionals, there are currently no standardized measures to assess individual social media competency among Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES).

Objective

The aim of this study was to design, develop, and test the Social Media Competency Inventory (SMCI) for CHES and MCHES.

Methods

The SMCI was designed in three sequential phases: (1) Conceptualization and Domain Specifications, (2) Item Development, and (3) Inventory Testing and Fi

SUBMITTER: Alber JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4642407 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature