Social Media Use Among Members of the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society: Results of a Web-Based Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of social media in health care may serve as a beneficial tool for education, information dissemination, telemedicine, research, networking, and communications. To better leverage the benefits of social media, it is imperative to understand the patterns of its use and potential barriers to its implementation in health care. A previous study in 2016 that investigated social media use among young clinical rheumatologists (≤45 years) and basic scientists showed that there was substantial social media use among them for social and professional reasons. However, there is a limited inquiry into social media use in different areas of rheumatology, such as spondyloarthritis.

Objective

We aimed to explore the motivations, barriers, and patterns of social media use a

SUBMITTER: Kwan YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875001 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature