Social media in knowledge translation and education for physicians and trainees: a scoping review

Abstract Introduction The use of social media is rapidly changing how educational content is delivered and knowledge is translated for physicians and trainees. This scoping review aims to aggregate and report trends on how health professions educators harness the power of social media to engage physicians for the purposes of knowledge translation and education. Methods A scoping review was conducted by searching four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and ERIC) for publications emerging between 1990 to March 2018. Articles about social media usage for teaching physicians or their trainees for the purposes of knowledge translation or education were included. Relevant themes and trends were extracted and mapped for visualization and reporting, primarily using the Cook, Bordage, and Schmidt framework for types of educational studies (Description, Justification, and Clarification). Results There has been a steady increase in knowledge translation and education-related social media literature amongst physicians and their trainees since 1996. Prominent platforms include Twitter (n = 157), blogs (n = 104), Facebook (n = 103), and podcasts (n = 72). Dominant types of scholarship tended to be descriptive studies and innovation reports. Themes related to practice improvement, descriptions of the types of technology, and evidence-based practice were prominently featured. Conclusions Social media is ubiquitously used for knowledge translation and education targeting physicians and physician trainees. Some best practices have emerged despite the transient nature of various social media platforms. Researchers and educators may engage with physicians and their trainees using these platforms to increase uptake of new knowledge and affect change in the clinical environment.

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Social Media Use for Water Conservation Education in South Africa: Perceptions of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality’s Residents

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909619876321 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 351-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charity Hove ◽

Oluyinka O Osunkunle

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Social Media ◽

Water Conservation ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Conservation Practices ◽

Quantitative Methodology ◽

Media Usage ◽

Persuasive Strategies ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media

Water scarcity is increasing in South Africa and communities need to be educated about water conservation practices. This article investigated the perceptions of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality’s residents concerning the use of social media for water conservation education in their community. Through a quantitative methodology, a sample of 383 respondents answered a questionnaire and the main findings were that 75 per cent of respondents did not know about the municipality’s social media platforms. This article recommends that the municipality creates awareness about its social media platforms, increases social media usage and employs persuasive strategies for participation.

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Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2020.508595 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Ilaria Cataldo ◽

Bruno Lepri ◽

Michelle Jin Yee Neoh ◽

Gianluca Esposito

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Life ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Clinical Work ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Media Usage ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽

The Impact

Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, are now part of almost everyone's social life, especially for the newer generations. Children and teenagers grew up together with these Internet-based services, which have become an integral part of their personal and social life. However, as reported in various studies, psychological and psychiatric problems are sometimes associated with problematic usage of social media. The primary purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the cognitive, psychological, and social outcomes correlated with a problematic use of social media sites during the developmental stages, from age 10 to 19 years. With a specific focus on depression, anxiety, eating, and neurodevelopmental disorders, the review also discusses evidence related to genetic and neurobiological issues, together with the implications in clinical work and future directions under a multidisciplinary perspective. While the scientific community has made significant progress in enhancing our understanding of the impact of social media on teenagers' lives, more research integrating biological and environmental factors is required to fully elucidate the development of these disorders.

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The Use of Social Media as a Marketing Tool by Tourist Attractions: Influence on Cognitive, Affective and Behavioural Consumer Attitudes

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure ◽

10.46222/ajhtl.19770720-130 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 742-758

Author(s):

Bongiwe Nzeku ◽

Rodney Graeme Duffett

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Cape Town ◽

Tourist Attractions ◽

Media Usage ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Aerial Cable ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Marketing Tool ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

Hierarchy Of Effects

Social media has an enormous influence on the manner in which people look for and distribute data, and select a tourist destination. Hence, research was undertaken to ascertain the role of social media as a communication and marketing tool for Cape Town tourist attractions (Cape Point, Groot Constantia Wine Estate, V&A Waterfront, Table Mountain Aerial Cable Way and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens) via the analysis of tourists’ cognitive, affective and behavioural attitudinal responses. The results revealed that tourists displayed positive cognitive/affective and affective/behavioural attitude associations towards social media usage by the Cape Town tourist attractions. Several demographic and usage characteristics resulted in significant positive attitudes regarding Cape Town tourist attraction social media sites, viz. South African and African tourists; mobile device access; new social media users; daily log-ons; Black, Indian and Coloured tourists; and tourists who used the local Rand currency. The findings could be used by Cape Town tourist attractions to improve their social media platforms, and thereby the effectiveness as a marketing tool. The study makes an original contribution since few tourism-related studies investigated the hierarchy of effects model in terms of social media and most previous research only considered usage and demographic characteristics as descriptive measures.

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Affective polarization in the digital age: Testing the direction of the relationship between social media and users’ feelings for out-group parties

New Media & Society ◽

10.1177/14614448211044393 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 146144482110443

Author(s):

Maria Nordbrandt

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Panel Data ◽

Media Use ◽

Digital Age ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Media Usage ◽

Previous Level ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media ◽

The Relationship

There is considerable disagreement among scholars as to whether social media fuels polarization in society. However, a few have considered the possibility that polarization may instead affect social media usage. To address this gap, the study uses Dutch panel data to test directionality in the relationship between social media use and affective polarization. No support was found for the hypothesis that social media use contributed to the level of affective polarization. Instead, the results lend support to the hypothesis that it was the level of affective polarization that affected subsequent use of social media. The results furthermore reveal heterogeneous patterns among individuals, depending on their previous level of social media usage, and across different social media platforms. The study gives reason to call into question the predominating assumption in previous research that social media is a major driver of polarization in society.

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A cross-sectional survey of Social Media Anxiety among students of University of Nigeria

10.1101/666701 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Deborah O. Aluh ◽

Thelma Chukwuobasi ◽

Adaobi U. Mosanya

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

University Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Media Usage ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media

AbstractBackgroundSocial anxiety is one of the most prevalent and disabling anxiety disorders with lifetime prevalence rates ranging from 2 to 16% s in different populations. Considering the rising use of social media among university students, it is necessary to assess their social anxiety as a result of the use of social media platforms since social anxiety can affect social interaction in social mediaMethodsThe current study employed a cross-sectional descriptive approach and was carried out among undergraduate students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Social Anxiety Scale for Social Media Users (SAS-SMU) which is a data collection tool to assess levels of social anxiety experienced by university students while using social media platforms was used in the current study. Data were analyzed with IBM Statistical Products and Service Solutions (SPSS) for Windows, Version 20.0.ResultsA total of 228 out of the 380 questionnaires distributed were filled and returned (60% response rate). Social media usage was highest for WhatsApp (4.4±0.902) and Facebook (3.3±1.055). Social media anxiety was higher in females (69.00±12.59) than males (68.42±12.06) although this difference did not reach statistical significance (t = −0.356, p = 0.864). Social media usage was higher in females (35.02±5.04) than males (34.58±6.01) but the difference did not reach statistical significance (t = −0.603, p = 0.314). There was a non-significant negative association between Social media usage and social media anxiety (r = –0.051, p = 0.4450). More than half of the students (55.7%, n = 127) had social media anxiety.ConclusionIn conclusion, there was a negative non-significant correlation between social media usage and social anxiety. Investigations regarding social anxiety in social media are scarce from low and middle income countries and this is the first from an African country.

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Social Media Usage in e-Government: Evidence from Suriname

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v7i2.11268 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 75 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Firdaus Samijadi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Implementation Strategies ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Online Participation ◽

Media Usage ◽

The Social ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

The Government ◽

Use Of Social Media

Social Media has made its’ way of playing an important role in e-Government implementation strategies. Many governments include social media as a tool to approach and engage its’ citizens, to increase transparency, trust and online participation. Although social media is not yet fully understood by governments on how to effectively utilize social media as a tool to be beneficial to the government and the general public. This research focuses on the Social Media activity of the Government Departments of Suriname. With around 1.9 billion active users, Facebook is one of the largest social media platforms in the world. This study furthers analyzes how active social media accounts are being used by the departments and how online users respond to departmental online activities. In order to achieve the goal of this paper, the 14 social media accounts of Suriname government departments will be taken as a case study. Several accounts indicate that government to citizen engagement show much potential for citizens’ active online participation. While the use of social media in e-Government initiatives is a feasible approach to successful implementation, there are still some improvement governments should take into consideration to increase online participation and fulfilling the needs of their citizens.

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Gender Differences in the Use of Social Media: Australian Postgraduate Students’ Evidence

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research ◽

10.47191/ijsshr/v3-i12-03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Ashkan Mirzay Fashami ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Professional Life ◽

Personal Life ◽

Male And Female ◽

Personal Lives ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Media Usage ◽

University Of Technology ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media

This study investigates the differences between male and female usage of social media in Australia. The sample consists of ten postgraduate students at the Queensland University of Technology who use social media platforms, including six males and four females.Nine themes and 41 codes are identified. This study analyses five major themes, namely, personal life, professional life, sharing, leaders or followers, and competition. Six participants consider themselves as either leaders or followers in their social media usage, making this theme the most acknowledged theme. However, three participants use social media for their personal lives, and social media challenge three participants. Therefore, personal life and competition are the least important cause of social media usage. This study contributes by shedding some light on social media usage among postgraduate students. It helps universities to choose among different social media platforms for their educational purposes for their postgraduate students.

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Self-Representation in Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

European Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.26417/647zjq37m ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 113

Author(s):

Alexandra Valéria Sándor

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Mass Communication ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Daily Lives ◽

Media Usage ◽

Cultural Boundaries ◽

Photo Sharing ◽

Usage Patterns ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Use Of Social Media

Over the past 15 years, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, influencing both our informal interactions and professional discourses as well as their structure. From this, one can conclude that social media has its own logic, which includes special norms, strategies and mechanisms (van Dijck - Poell, 2013). Therefore, it is not surprising that many of the changes affecting society today have been instigated by the use of social media. Two fundamental features of social media are its ability to transcend geographical and cultural boundaries and the role that recipients play when posts are shared, as opposed to traditional models of mass communication. Consequently, these features have led to the rise of the ‘infodemic’, a term that describes the excessive spread of information and can be used specifically to refer to the dissemination of information about the COVID-19 pandemic on social media platforms (Cinelli et al., 2020). The present study aims to provide a snapshot of how self-representation on social media platforms has changed among Hungarian users during the lockdown period of COVID-19, supported by a brief literature review about the pandemic and its effects on mental health and tested using an online questionnaire to gain deeper insight into social media usage patterns. According to the results of the questionnaire, social media usage and self-representation in social media posts became more frequent during the lockdown. Additionally, symptoms of major depression were more likely among those who shared photos of themselves or their close relations ‘daily’ or ‘multiple times a day’ on Messenger, where the frequency of photo-sharing increased the most.

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Users, Uses, and Effects of Social Media in Dietetic Practice: Scoping Review of the Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.9230 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Audrée-Anne Dumas ◽

Annie Lapointe ◽

Sophie Desroches

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Weight Management ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Intervention Studies ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Future Research ◽

Control Group ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Multiple Component ◽

Use Of Social Media

BACKGROUND Social media platforms are increasingly used by registered dietitians (RDs) to improve knowledge translation and exchange in nutrition. However, a thorough understanding of social media in dietetic practice is lacking. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to map and summarize the evidence about the users, uses, and effects of social media in dietetic practice to identify gaps in the literature and inform future research by using a scoping review methodology. METHODS Stages for conducting the scoping review included the following: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying relevant studies through a comprehensive multidatabase and gray literature search strategy; (3) selecting eligible studies; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting results for dissemination. Finally, knowledge users (RDs working for dietetic professional associations and public health organizations) were involved in each review stage to generate practical findings. RESULTS Of the 47 included studies, 34 were intervention studies, 4 were descriptive studies, 2 were content analysis studies, and 7 were expert opinion papers in dietetic practice. Discussion forums were the most frequent social media platform evaluated (n=19), followed by blogs (n=13) and social networking sites (n=10). Most studies targeted overweight and obese or healthy users, with adult populations being most studied. Social media platforms were used to deliver content as part of larger multiple component interventions for weight management. Among intervention studies using a control group with no exposition to social media, we identified positive, neutral, and mixed effects of social media for outcomes related to users’ health behaviors and status (eg, dietary intakes and body weight), participation rates, and professional knowledge. Factors associated with the characteristics of the specific social media, such as ease of use, a design for quick access to desired information, and concurrent reminders of use, were perceived as the main facilitators to the use of social media in dietetic practice, followed to a lesser extent by interactions with an RD and social support from fellow users. Barriers to social media use were mostly related to complicated access to the site and time issues. CONCLUSIONS Research on social media in dietetic practice is at its infancy, but it is growing fast. So far, this field of research has targeted few social media platforms, most of which were assessed in multiple-component interventions for weight management among overweight or obese adults. Trials isolating the effects and mechanisms of action of specific social media platforms are needed to draw conclusions regarding the effectiveness of those tools to support dietetic practice. Future studies should address barriers and facilitators related to the use of social media written by RDs and should explore how to make these tools useful for RDs to reach health consumers to improve health through diet.

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CrossFit across Three Platforms: Using Social Media to Navigate Niche Sport Challenges

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research ◽

10.2478/pcssr-2019-0004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

pp. 36-46

Author(s):

Sun J. Kang ◽

Jason A. Rice ◽

Marion E. Hambrick ◽

Chulhwan Choi

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Relationship Marketing ◽

Communication Channels ◽

Media Usage ◽

The Social ◽

Social Media Platforms ◽

Marketing Activities ◽

Research Questions ◽

Similarities And Differences ◽

Use Of Social Media

AbstractNiche sports have limited opportunities to promote their sport offerings via traditional communication channels and may rely upon alternatives such as social media to accomplish their marketing goals (Puchan, 2004). Williams and Chinn (2010) developed a relationship marketing conceptual framework to examine social media usage and marketing within a sports context. This study used the framework with the burgeoning sport of CrossFit and examined three primary organizational relationship-marketing activities: (a) Information, (b) Interaction, and (c) Promotion. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of social media by key members of the CrossFit community. The study addressed the following research questions: RQ1. What are the usage categories similarities and differences observed across the social media platforms? RQ2. What are the group usage similarities and differences observed across the social media platforms? and RQ3. What are the group usage similarities and differences observed across the usage categories? A content analysis of 5,565 Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube messages was used to explore these activities. The CrossFit social media users—CrossFit Games, regions, boxes, athletes, and sponsors—used the platforms primarily to provide information about the sport and interact with the community, while promotion was employed less frequently. CrossFit and other niche sports can use social media to provide information and build community within their sports, before attempting to create online communities and promote their products.

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