ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2018
Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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122 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Social Media in Heart Failure: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Current cardiology reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Healthcare professionals' trust in health authorities throughout COVID-19: a social media analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Use Patterns and Challenges of the Social Media Platform X Among Physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Missing the message to brain tumor patients: a 2023 twitter analysis among patients, informal caregivers, and healthcare professionals in glioblastoma multiforme.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
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- Whose tweets about obesity and weight loss gain the most attention: celebrities, political, or medical authorities?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Content analysis of substance use disorder recovery discourse on Twitter: From personal recovery narratives to marketing of addiction treatment.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Social Media, Survey, and Medical Literature Data Reveal Escalating Antisemitism Within the United States Healthcare Community.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Perceived impact of physiotherapy-related debates on the social platform "X" on physiotherapists' professional development and knowledge acquisition: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2025Observational
- #MissingInAction: A review of the social media footprint of South African interventional radiology practitioners.Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa · 2025Article
- Understanding stakeholders' experience with sickle cell disease by social media listening across Europe.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Influencers in Policy Fields on Social Media: Global Longitudinal Study of Dietary Sodium Reduction Posts, 2006-2022.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Social media enables the public sharing of information. With the recent emphasis on transparency and the open sharing of information between doctors and patients, the intersection of social media and healthcare is of particular interest. Twitter is currently the most popular form of social media used for healthcare communication; here, we examine the use of Twitter in medicine and specifically explore in what capacity using Twitter to share information on treatments and research has the potential to improve care. The sharing of information on Twitter can create a communicative and collaborative atmosphere for patients, physicians, and researchers and even improve quality of care. However, risks involved with using Twitter for healthcare discourse include high rates of misinformation, difficulties in verifying the credibility of sources, overwhelmingly high volumes of information available on Twitter, concerns about professionalism, and the opportunity cost of using physician time. Ultimately, the use of Twitter in healthcare can allow patients, healthcare professionals, and researchers to be more informed, but specific guidelines for appropriate use are necessary.
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