Instagram and Spine Fusion: An Analysis of Social Media and Its Relationship to Patient Perception of Surgery
| Autor: | James M. Rizkalla, Ishaq Y. Syed, Andrew Dossett, William Hotchkiss, Gerald Ogola, Andrew Clavenna, Brendan Holderread |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Tone (literature) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Spine fusion Physical medicine and rehabilitation Patient perceptions Spinal fusion medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery Social media Neurology (clinical) business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Global Spine Journal. 13:617-620 |
| ISSN: | 2192-5690 2192-5682 |
| Popis: | Study Design: Cross sectional study. Objectives: To analyze posts shared on Instagram referencing spinal fusion for tone, gender, activities of daily living (ADLs), rehabilitation, incision, pain, neurological injury, and content of post. Methods: Public instragram posts, which were isolated and evaluated using the hashtags “#spinefusion” and “#spinalfusion.” All posts were analyzed by the authors for the variables previously listed. In total, 264 posts were included for investigation and analysis of patient perception of spine fusion through social media. Results: Of all included posts, approximately 86% of posts had a positive tone. There was statistical significance between positive tone and activities of daily living (ADLs) ( P = 0.047), as well as negative tone and persistent pain ( P = 0.008). Adequate return to activities of daily living is perceived by patients as a positive outcome after surgery: odds ratio (OR) (95% CI) of 2.11 (1.01-4.39). Persistent post operative pain results negatively on perceived outcomes after surgery OR = 0.38 (0.18-0.78). Conclusions: Reported outcomes after spine fusion has not been evaluated through social media avenues. This analysis of patients sharing their experience on social media after spinal fusion demonstrates that returning to activities of daily living is of the utmost importance to patients. Additionally, post-operative pain is a strong metric utilized by patients with their satisfaction after surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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