scholarly journals Covid-19, the perfect time to broaden our horizons about social media use in oncology? A survey study with healthcare professionals caring for youth with cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Rost ◽  
Vittoria Espeli ◽  
Marc Ansari ◽  
Nicholas von der Weid ◽  
Bernice Elger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Health Crisis

Abstract Purpose The study aims to explore the attitudes of Swiss healthcare professionals towards the use of social media in adolescent and young adult oncology and to examine whether the ongoing social restrictions due COVID-19 might have altered these attitudes. Methods This study was cross-sectional in design. The subjects were healthcare providers working in pediatric or adult oncology settings in Switzerland. We performed descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. Results While considered useful, only a small minority of participants actually used social media for professional reasons and considered themselves skillful in using these platforms. Although institutional guidelines were deemed crucial to improve social media use, many respondents seemed unaware of their existence. Only a minority reported an impact of Covid-19 on their attitudes towards the professional implementation of social media. Conclusion The global health crisis creates important challenges for young patients with cancer and their healthcare providers. In times of social restrictions, social media may be promising tools to facilitate health information provision, connectivity and patient care. Virtual mentorship and target social media training interventions might be the best way to improve familiarity with social media and with ethical guidelines for their use.

Covid-19, The Perfect Time to Broaden our Horizons About Social Media Use in Oncology?

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (Special Issue) ◽  
pp. 59-59
Author(s):  
Eva de Clercq ◽  
◽  
Michael Rost ◽  
Bernice Elger ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis

"Objective: The study aims to explore the attitudes of Swiss healthcare professionals towards the use of social media in adolescent and young adult oncology and to examine whether the ongoing social restrictions due COVID-19 might have altered these attitudes. Methods: This study was cross-sectional in design. The subjects were healthcare providers working in pediatric or adult oncology settings in Switzerland. We performed descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. Results: While considered useful, only a small minority of participants actually used social media for professional reasons and considered themselves skillful in using these platforms. Although institutional guidelines were deemed crucial to improve social media use, many respondents seemed unaware of their existence. Only a minority reported an impact of Covid-19 on their attitudes towards the professional implementation of social media. Conclusion: The global health crisis creates important challenges for young patients with cancer and their healthcare providers. In times of social restrictions, social media may be promising tools to facilitate health information provision, connectivity and patient care. Virtual mentorship and target social media training interventions might be the best way to improve familiarity with social media and with ethical guidelines for their use. "

scholarly journals Social Media Use and Support for Populist Radical Right Parties: Assessing Exposure and Selection Effects in a Two-wave Panel Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Schumann ◽  
Diana Boer ◽  
Katja Hanke ◽  
James H Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Selection Effect ◽  
Radical Right ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Selection Effects ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Populist Radical Right ◽  
Radical Right Parties

Vote shares for populist radical right parties (PRRPs) have increased considerably in recent years, and this advancement of PRRPs has been attributed in part to social media. We assess the affinity between social media and populist radical right parties by examining whether more frequent social media use for news enhances the willingness to vote for a PRRP (exposure effect) as well as whether individuals who have voted for a PRRP in the past use social media more frequently to access news (selection effect). To address these research questions, we analysed data of a two-wave survey study that was conducted in Germany, focusing on the party Alternative for Germany (AfD). Binary logistic regression highlighted that social media use increased the likelihood of supporting the AfD. Pre-registered multinominal analyses, however, showed that this effect was driven by specific party comparisons. That is, using the AfD as a reference category, social media use reduced intentions to vote for parties that expressed similar positions as the AfD on the issue of immigration and with which the PRRP competes over votes. Social media selection effects were not supported.

scholarly journals Fear of Missing Out as a Predictor of Problematic Social Media Use and Phubbing Behavior among Flemish Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittoria Franchina ◽  
Mariek Vanden Abeele ◽  
Antonius van Rooij ◽  
Gianluca Lo Coco ◽  
Lieven De Marez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
Problematic Social Media Use ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Fear-of-missing-out (FOMO) refers to feelings of anxiety that arise from the realization that you may be missing out on rewarding experiences that others are having. FOMO can be identified as an intra-personal trait that drives people to stay up to date of what other people are doing, among others on social media platforms. Drawing from the findings of a large-scale survey study among 2663 Flemish teenagers, this study explores the relationships between FOMO, social media use, problematic social media use (PSMU) and phubbing behavior. In line with our expectations, FOMO was a positive predictor of both how frequently teenagers use several social media platforms and of how many platforms they actively use. FOMO was a stronger predictor of the use of social media platforms that are more private (e.g., Facebook, Snapchat) than platforms that are more public in nature (e.g., Twitter, Youtube). FOMO predicted phubbing behavior both directly and indirectly via its relationship with PSMU. These findings support extant research that points towards FOMO as a factor explaining teenagers’ social media use.

scholarly journals Social Media for Crisis Communication in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Study of NCDC

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2 (40)) ◽  
pp. 45-69
Author(s):  
Beryl EHONDOR ◽  
Christiana UNAKALAMBA
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Communication Policy ◽  
Crisis Communications ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
High Level

Several scholars have studied social media use for crisis com- munication. However, few studies have been carried out to investigate so- cial media deployment during a public health crisis, such as the Corona- virus outbreak. This study accessed public awareness and engagement of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)’s social media use for crisis communications during the Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria. It also as- sessed the influence of communication towards public positive behavioural adjustments. The study data was gathered via a survey of 400 citizens and Facebook users and analysed using excel and SPSS. The study found public awareness of the NCDC social media communications during the outbreak; there was also a public behavioural adjustment to NCDC’s recommended preventive behaviours. However, there was a low engagement in NCDC’s crisis communication via Facebook. The study reveals a high level of public uncertainty about NCDC Facebook communications and a change in public opinion about the Coronavirus. This study concludes that this situation could result from competing information about the Coronavirus on social media during the COVID outbreak and recommended further studies in this area. Findings are helpful for health communication policy reviews, strategic crisis communication assessments, appraisal of similar agencies, and further research.

Practices and Attitudes Towards Patient E-Communication and Social Media Use Amongst Neurology Providers (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Jones ◽  
Anne St. Michel ◽  
Steven Manners ◽  
Stefan Baral ◽  
Jiwon Oh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Patient Contact ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Communication Policies ◽  
E Mail

BACKGROUND E-communication is increasingly being utilized in healthcare but there is limited research investigating the practices and attitudes of providers towards the use of these tools in professional settings. OBJECTIVE To assess the experiences, attitudes, and practices of neurology healthcare providers, regarding e-communication contact with patients and social media (SM) use. METHODS Two surveys assessing patient e-communication and SM use were disseminated by e-mail to subscribers of NeuroSens, an online educational platform. RESULTS 67% and 27% of respondents completely opposed patient contact to their personal mobile and e-mail respectively, while the remaining respondents believed propriety was situation-dependent. Respondents tolerant to patient contact were more likely to have been contacted for urgent matters in the past. Most respondents (54%) used at least one of the main SM networks, and 76% denied having posted inappropriate content. The majority of respondents (74%) were unfamiliar with any SM policy within their practicing institution and the vast majority (98%) agreed clinical institutions need to establish updated e-communication policies. CONCLUSIONS Neurology healthcare providers demonstrate conservative practices and perceptions of SM use and patient e-communication, despite limited institutional guidance. With the continued growth of e-communications tools, there is a strong need to for clinical institutions to establish policies to support the use of these applications within healthcare.

scholarly journals Social Media Use for Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications During the Zika Health Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loni Hagen ◽  
Stephen Neely ◽  
Ryan Scharf ◽  
Thomas E. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Risk Communications

scholarly journals Association Between LGB Sexual Orientation and Depression Mediated by Negative Social Media Experiences: National Survey Study of US Young Adults

10.2196/23520 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e23520
Author(s):  
César G Escobar-Viera ◽  
Ariel Shensa ◽  
Jaime Sidani ◽  
Brian Primack ◽  
Michael P Marshal
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Unit Increase

Background Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons are disproportionately affected by depression and have high social media use rates. Negative social media experiences may modify depressive symptoms among LGB persons. We sought to assess the potential influence of negative social media experiences on the association between LGB orientation and depression. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the potential influence of negative social media experiences on the association between LGB orientation and depression. Methods We performed a web-based survey of a national sample of US young adults aged 18-30 years. We assessed the respondents’ LGB orientation, negative social media experiences, and depression using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire. We used generalized structural equation modeling to assess both the direct and indirect effects (via negative social media experiences) of LGB orientation on depression while controlling for relevant demographic and personal characteristics. Results We found a conditional indirect effect (ab path) of LGB orientation on depressive symptoms via negative social media experience (a: observed coefficient 0.229; P<.001; bias-corrected bootstrapped 95% CI 0.162-0.319, and b: observed coefficient 2.158; P<.001; bias-corrected bootstrapped 95% CI 1.840-2.494). The results show that among LGB respondents, for those who reported negative social media experiences in the past year, a 1 unit increase in these experiences was associated with a 0.494 unit increase in depressive symptomatology. Conclusions Our results suggest that higher rates of depression among LGB young adults are partially explained by negative social media experiences; these results could help inform future patient/provider conversations about mental health risk and protective factors related to social media use. Reducing these experiences and increasing positive social media experiences among LGB persons may mitigate depressive symptomatology in this population.

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