ReviewYearbook of medical informatics2016
The Unintended Consequences of Social Media in Healthcare: New Problems and New Solutions.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adaptations to comprehensive abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic: case studies of provision in Bolivia, Mali, Nepal, and the occupied Palestinian territory.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- Exploring the Evolution of Social Media in Mental Health Interventions: A Mapping Review.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2023Review
- How Participatory Health Informatics Catalyzes One Digital Health.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2023Article
- Facebook and Twitter vaccine sentiment in response to measles outbreaks.Health informatics journal · 2019Article
- Expanding Human Computer Interaction Methods to Understand User Needs in the Design Process of Personal Health Systems.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2018Review
- Balancing Between Privacy and Patient Needs for Health Information in the Age of Participatory Health and Social Media: A Scoping Review.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2018Article
- Getting Started: A Social Media Primer.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2017Review
- Outcomes in Child Health: Exploring the Use of Social Media to Engage Parents in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesSocial media is increasingly being used in conjunction with health information technology (health IT). The objective of this paper is to identify some of the undesirable outcomes that arise from this integration and to suggest solutions to these problems. METHODOLOGY: After a discussion with experts to elicit the topics that should be included in the survey, we performed a narrative review based on recent literature and interviewed multidisciplinary experts from different areas. In each case, we identified and analyzed the unintended effects of social media in health IT.
resultsEach analyzed topic provided a different set of unintended consequences. Most relevant consequences include lack of privacy with ethical and legal issues, patient confusion in disease management, poor information accuracy in crowdsourcing, unclear responsibilities, misleading and biased information in the prevention and detection of epidemics, and demotivation in gamified health solutions with social components.
conclusionsUsing social media in healthcare offers several benefits, but it is not exempt of potential problems, and not all of these problems have clear solutions. We recommend careful design of digital systems in order to minimize patient's feelings of demotivation and frustration and we recommend following specific guidelines that should be created by all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.
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