| Autor: |
Rabih Soubra, Ibrahim Hasan, Louna Ftouni, Adam Saab, Issam Shaarani |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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BMC Medical Ethics, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1472-6939 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12910-022-00742-7 |
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Abstract Background Nowadays, social media have become central in the daily lives of people, including healthcare professionals. Fears arise that the accelerated growth of these social platforms was not accompanied by the appropriate training of the healthcare students and workers on the professional use of social media. This study primarily aimed to assess the awareness of the healthcare students at Beirut Arab University, Lebanon on the professional standards of social media. It also aimed to assess the presence of differences in the practices and attitudes of healthcare students according to gender and major. Methods A cross-sectional study was designed, and a paper-based questionnaire was distributed to healthcare students. Chi-Square test was used to analyse certain findings. Results Out of 1800 students approached, 496 participated in the questionnaire. All participants used social media. Only 19.5% (96/496) of them had received a structured education on the professional use of social media during their university study. The majority of students (349/488, 71.5%) thought that the professional standards on social media are distinct from those established in face-to-face interactions. Female students were more likely to get adequate answers in accordance with international guidelines. There were statistically significant differences in the practices and attitudes of students belonging to different majors (p value |
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