Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People are now connected in a borderless web-based world. The modern public, especially the younger generation, relies heavily on the internet as the main source of health-related information. In health care, patients can use social media for more tailored uses such as telemedicine, finding a provider, and for peer support.

Objective

The aim of this narrative review is to discuss how social media has been used in the health care industry from the perspective of patients and describe the main issues surrounding its use in health care.

Methods

Between March and June 2020, a review of the literature was conducted on PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science for English studies that were published since 2007 and discussed the use of social media in health care

SUBMITTER: Farsi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783277 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature