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The use of social media by arthritis health professionals to disseminate a self-management program to patients: A feasibility study.

Gino De Angelis, Barbara Davies, Judy King, George A Wells, Lucie Brosseau

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Article in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gino De AngelisSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Barbara DaviesSchool of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Judy KingSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada.
George A WellsSchool of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Lucie BrosseauSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada.
University of Ottawa · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of Facebook as a dissemination strategy for the People Getting a Grip on Arthritis self-management program by arthritis health professionals to their patients.

methodsThe feasibility study comprised a single arm, pre-post design that included a convenience sample of 78 arthritis health professionals across Canada. Assessments were performed at baseline, two-weeks post-intervention, and at three-months follow-up using online questionnaires. The primary outcome measure was change in perceived usability of Facebook as a dissemination strategy for the People Getting a Grip on Arthritis program with patients at two-weeks post-intervention using an instrument based on an extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model 2. Comparisons with baseline were assessed using

resultsStatistically significant improvements from baseline were seen for all items of the Technology Acceptance Model 2 domains:

conclusionsFacebook may provide arthritis health professionals with an additional option of how to best share evidence-based information to allow their patients to successfully self-manage their arthritis.

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clinical practice guidelinesdisseminationevidence-based practiceFacebookosteoarthritispatient educationrheumatoid arthritisself-managementSocial media

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PMID29942586
PMCPMC6001193
OpenAlexW2605341679

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