Social Networking App Use Among Primary Health Care Professionals: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
| Autor: | Jacobo Mendioroz, Pere Roura-Poch, Josep Vidal-Alaball, Ramon Reig-Bolaño, Francesc García Cuyàs, Francesc X Marin-Gomez, Margalida Pico-Nicolau |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Telemedicine
medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics Cross-sectional study Primary health care Health Informatics Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology Primary care Information technology smartphone 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine cell phone use Web application 030212 general & internal medicine mHealth Original Paper business.industry social networking T58.5-58.64 primary health care Mobile phone Family medicine attitude telemedicine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 6, Iss 12, p e11147 (2018) JMIR mHealth and uHealth |
| ISSN: | 2291-5222 |
| Popis: | BackgroundSeveral studies have been conducted to analyze the role social networks play in communication between patients and health professionals. However, there is a shortage of studies in relation to communication among primary health professionals, in a professional context, using the various mobile phone apps available. ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to explore mobile phone social networking app use among primary health care professionals for work-related purposes, by comparing the most widely used apps in the market. MethodsWe undertook a cross-sectional study using an anonymous Web survey among a convenience sample of 1635 primary health care professionals during August and September 2017. ResultsOf 483 participants in the survey, 474 (98.1%, 95% CI 97.1%-99.4%) were health professionals who commonly accessed social networking sites and 362 (74.9%, 95% CI 71.1%-78.8%) accessed the sites in a work-related context. Of those 362 respondents, 219 (96.7%, 95% CI 94.8%-98.5%) preferred WhatsApp for both personal and professional uses. Of the 362 respondents who used social networking sites in a work-related context, 276 (76.2%, 95% CI 71.9%-80.6%) rated social networking sites as useful or very useful to solve clinical problems, 261 (72.1%, 95% CI 67.5%-76.7%) to improve their professional knowledge, and 254 (70.2%, 95% CI 65.5%-74.9%) to speed up the transmission of clinical information. Most of them (338/362, 94.8%, 95% CI 92.5%-97.0%) used social networking sites for interprofessional communications, and 204 of 362 (56.4%, 95% CI 51.2%-61.5%) used them for pharmacological-related consultations. ConclusionsHealth professionals frequently accessed social networking sites using their mobile phones and often for work-related issues. This trend suggests that social networking sites may be useful tools in primary care settings, but we need to ensure the security of the data transfer process to make sure that social networking sites are used appropriately. Health institutions need to increase information and training activities to ensure the correct use of these tools. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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