Neurosurgery Influences and X: A Social Media Analysis.

Autor: Garcia G; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Electronic address: KVP2XE@uvahealth.org., Kurker KP; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA., Dabhi N; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA., Kurker VH; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Sowah M; School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina, USA., Jones BS; School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA., Fuentes AM; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA., Bin-Alamer O; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Park MS; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World neurosurgery [World Neurosurg] 2024 Mar; Vol. 183, pp. e145-e152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.043
Abstrakt: Background: There exists a complex and ever-evolving relationship between social media and medicine. This study investigates the usage of X (formerly Twitter) among neurosurgeons and explores how virtual engagement potentially impacts this specialty.
Methods: The researchers examined X posts from the top fifty influential neurosurgeons over 6 months. Demographics and practice information were collected. Posts were categorized into 9 predetermined coding definitions. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize user characteristics. χ 2 tests and two-tailed T-tests were employed to examine patterns of posting behavior.
Results: Most influencers practiced in an academic setting (89%) and 43% of them were age fifty or older. Only 15% identified as female. Cerebrovascular subspecialists accounted for 39% of the cohort. Reposting was the most popular type of posting, constituting 61% of all posts. The most common postcategory observed was "Professional Events" (31%), while "Patient Education" was the least common (0.8%). Private practice and general neurosurgeons infrequently posted about "Professional Events" (5.1%, P < 0.01 and 3.2%, P < 0.01, respectively). "Personal Thoughts" constituted the second most common category, with a notable increase among users younger than 50 (25%, P < 0.01), individuals who identified as female (62%, P < 0.01), those in private practice (69%, P < 0.01), and general neurosurgeons (86%, P < 0.01).
Conclusions: Neurosurgeons of all ages use X to advance their careers and stay updated. However, the utilization of this influential platform likely varies depending on the current practice setting and individual career goals. Neurosurgeons on X appear to have the greatest influence within an academic context, particularly when promoting professional events.
(Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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