Frequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

With increased social isolation due to COVID-19, social media has been increasingly adopted for communication, education, and entertainment. We sought to understand the frequency and characteristics of social media usage among general surgery trainees.

Materials and methods

General surgery trainees in 15 American training programs were invited to participate in an anonymous electronic survey. The survey included questions about demographics, frequency of social media usage, and perceptions of risks and benefits of social media. Univariate analysis was performed to identify differences between high users of social media (4-7 h per week on at least one platform) and low users (0-3 h or less on all platforms).

Results

One hundred fifty-seven of 591 (26.6%) t

SUBMITTER: Minami HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature