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The use of social media among health professionals to facilitate chronic disease self-management with their patients: A systematic review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Digital Data Sources and Their Impact on People's Health: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of social media reminders on oral hygiene motivation with fixed orthodontic treatment: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- How to use social media to amplify your professional impact in respiratory medicine.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Article
- Bilibili and TikTok heart failure short video evaluation: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The value of promoting "Internet Plus" home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for university staff with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Short-form video exposure characteristics and respiratory symptom severity among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Harnessing Social Media Data to Understand Information Needs About Kidney Diseases and Emotional Experiences With Disease Management: Topic and Sentiment Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Social Networks as a Tool for Evidence-Based Health Education: Umbrella Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Experiences and Views of Young People and Health Care Professionals of Using Social Media to Self-Manage Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2024Article
- Improvement of oral health knowledge and behavior of diabetic patients: an interventional study using the social media.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Use of Social Media for Patient Education in Dermatology: Narrative Review.JMIR dermatology · 2023Review
- Association between daily use of social media and behavioral lifestyles in the Saudi community: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Factor structure and interpretation on the Thai-Social Media Engagement Scale (T-SMES).Heliyon · 2022Article
- A call for better understanding of social media in surveillance and management of noncommunicable diseases.Health research policy and systems · 2021Article
- Ethical Considerations for Participatory Health through Social Media: Healthcare Workforce and Policy Maker Perspectives.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2020Article
- Perception of diabetes management and cardiovascular disease risk among men with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study.Nursing open · 2020Article
- Facebook Groups on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Social Media Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Evaluation of YouTube as a reliable source for patient education on aortic valve stenosis.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2019Article
- What Are Diabetes Patients Versus Health Care Personnel Discussing on Social Media?Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence pertaining to the use of social media by health professionals to facilitate chronic disease self-management with their patients.
methodsA systematic approach was used to retrieve and extract relevant data. A total of 5163 citations were identified, of which seven unique studies met criteria for inclusion; one was a randomized controlled trial, two were prospective cohort studies, and four were qualitative studies. The following social media platforms were evaluated: discussion forums (6 studies) and collaborative project (1 study).
resultsThe available evidence suggests that health professionals perceived discussion forums and collaborative projects to be useful social media platforms to facilitate chronic disease self-management with patients. No relevant evidence was found regarding the use of other social media platforms. Most studies indicated positive findings regarding health professionals' intention to use discussion forums, while the one study that used a collaborative project also indicated positive findings with its perceived ease of use as health professionals felt that it was useful to facilitate chronic disease self-management with patients. Mixed findings were seen in regards to health professionals' perceived ease of use of discussion forums. The most common barrier to using social media platforms was the lack of time in health professionals' schedules.
conclusionsDiscussion forums and collaborative projects appear to be promising resources for health professionals to assist their patients in self-managing their chronic conditions; however, further research comparing various social media platforms is needed.
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