Word of Mouth and Online Reviews Are More Influential Than Social Media for Patients When Selecting a Sports Medicine Physician.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To (1) identify the percentage of patients seen in an orthopaedic sports medicine practice who use social media and (2) identify the role that social media has in physician selection as compared with other factors.

Methods

After institutional review board approval was received, new patients aged 18 years or older who attended a single orthopaedic sports medicine office from February 2020 to May 2021 were identified for inclusion. Sociodemographic information was recorded, and each patient was asked to fill out a questionnaire that assessed social media usage and online resources used to choose and formulate opinions regarding the patient's provider.

Results

Two hundred patients met the inclusion criteria and completed the questionnaire. Of these, 96.5% reporte

SUBMITTER: Greif DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature