Trial reportJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2017
Translating evidence to practice in the health professions: a randomized trial of Twitter vs Facebook.
Trial report in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Examining the Effectiveness of Social Media for the Dissemination of Research Evidence for Health and Social Care Practitioners: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Assessing cardiovascular parameters and risk factors in physical therapy practice: findings from a cross-sectional national survey and implication for clinical practice.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Social Media for ImpLementing Evidence (SMILE): Conceptual Framework.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Knowledge translation and social media: Twitter data analysis of the 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2020Article
- Outpatient Physical Therapist Attitudes Toward and Behaviors in Cardiovascular Disease Screening: A National Survey.Physical therapy · 2019Article
- Assessing the use of social media in physician assistant education.International journal of medical education · 2019Article
- Online Health Monitoring using Facebook Advertisement Audience Estimates in the United States: Evaluation Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2018Article
- The use of Twitter to facilitate sharing of clinical expertise in urology.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2018Article
- Continuing Professional Development via Social Media or Conference Attendance: A Cost Analysis.JMIR medical education · 2017Article
- The Use of Digital Technologies in Physiotherapy Higher Education: a Mixed-Methods Study.Archives of physiotherapyArticle
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Abstract
Objective: Our objective was to compare the change in research informed knowledge of health professionals and their intended practice following exposure to research information delivered by either Twitter or Facebook. Methods: This open label comparative design study randomized health professional clinicians to receive "practice points" on tendinopathy management via Twitter or Facebook. Evaluated outcomes included knowledge change and self-reported changes to clinical practice. Results: Four hundred and ninety-four participants were randomized to 1 of 2 groups and 317 responders analyzed. Both groups demonstrated improvements in knowledge and reported changes to clinical practice. There was no statistical difference between groups for the outcomes of knowledge change (P = .728), changes to clinical practice (P = .11) or the increased use of research information (P = .89). Practice points were shared more by the Twitter group (P < .001); attrition was lower in the Facebook group (P < .001). Conclusion: Research information delivered by either Twitter or Facebook can improve clinician knowledge and promote behavior change. No differences in these outcomes were observed between the Twitter and Facebook groups. Brief social media posts are as effective as longer posts for improving knowledge and promoting behavior change. Twitter may be more useful in publicizing information and Facebook for encouraging course completion.
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