Journal article
Social media use among young rheumatologists and basic scientists: results of an international survey by the Emerging EULAR Network (EMEUNET).
- Nikiphorou E Rheumatology Department, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
- Studenic P Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
- Ammitzbøll CG Rheumatology Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Canavan M Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- Jani M Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
- Ospelt C Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Berenbaum F Department of Rheumatology, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), AP-HP Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France.
- 2016-11-01
Published in:
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases. - 2017
Epidemiology
Health services research
Quality Indicators
Adult
Biomedical Research
Fellowships and Scholarships
Female
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
Male
Rheumatology
Social Media
Social Networking
Surveys and Questionnaires
English
OBJECTIVES
To explore perceptions, barriers and patterns of social media (SM) use among rheumatology fellows and basic scientists.
METHODS
An online survey was disseminated via Twitter, Facebook and by email to members of the Emerging European League Against Rheumatism Network. Questions focused on general demographics, frequency and types of SM use, reasons and barriers to SM use.
RESULTS
Of 233 respondents (47 countries), 72% were aged 30-39 years, 66% female. 83% were active users of at least one SM platform and 71% were using SM professionally. The majority used SM for communicating with friends/colleagues (79%), news updates (76%), entertainment (69%), clinical (50%) and research (48%) updates. Facebook was the dominant platform used (91%). SM was reported to be used for information (81%); for expanding professional networks (76%); new resources (59%); learning new skills (47%) and establishing a professional online presence (46%). 30% of non-SM users justified not using SM due to lack of knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS
There was a substantial use of SM by rheumatologists and basic scientists for social and professional reasons. The survey highlights a need for providing learning resources and increasing awareness of the use of SM. This could enhance communication, participation and collaborative work, enabling its more widespread use in a professional manner.
To explore perceptions, barriers and patterns of social media (SM) use among rheumatology fellows and basic scientists.
METHODS
An online survey was disseminated via Twitter, Facebook and by email to members of the Emerging European League Against Rheumatism Network. Questions focused on general demographics, frequency and types of SM use, reasons and barriers to SM use.
RESULTS
Of 233 respondents (47 countries), 72% were aged 30-39 years, 66% female. 83% were active users of at least one SM platform and 71% were using SM professionally. The majority used SM for communicating with friends/colleagues (79%), news updates (76%), entertainment (69%), clinical (50%) and research (48%) updates. Facebook was the dominant platform used (91%). SM was reported to be used for information (81%); for expanding professional networks (76%); new resources (59%); learning new skills (47%) and establishing a professional online presence (46%). 30% of non-SM users justified not using SM due to lack of knowledge.
CONCLUSIONS
There was a substantial use of SM by rheumatologists and basic scientists for social and professional reasons. The survey highlights a need for providing learning resources and increasing awareness of the use of SM. This could enhance communication, participation and collaborative work, enabling its more widespread use in a professional manner.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209718
- PMID 27797750
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/134690
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