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Observational studyWorld journal of surgery2020

Identifying New Frontiers for Social Media Engagement in Global Surgery: An Observational Study.

Sergio M Navarro, Dennis Mazingi, Evan Keil, Andile Dube, Connor Dedeker, Kelsey A Stewart, Thando Ncube, Jennifer L Rickard, Chris Lavy, Todd M Tuttle

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Bilateral trauma case conferences: an approach to global surgery equity through a virtual education exchange.Global surgical education : journal of the Association for Surgical Education · 2023
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  6. Social media and global cardiovascular disparities.European heart journal. Digital health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sergio M NavarroDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. navarrosm@gmail.com.
Dennis MazingiDepartment of Surgery, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Evan KeilDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Andile DubeDepartment of Surgery, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Connor DedekerDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Kelsey A StewartDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Thando NcubeUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Linksfield Orthopaedic, Sports and Rehabilitation Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jennifer L RickardDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Chris LavyNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Todd M TuttleDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this observational study is to characterize the use of social media content pertaining to global surgery.

methodsA search for public posts on social media related to global surgery was performed over a 3-month window, from January 1st, 2019, to March 31st, 2019. Two public domains were included in the search: Instagram and Twitter. Posts were selected by filtering for one hashtag: #GlobalSurgery. A binary scoring system was used for media format, perspective of the poster, timing of the post, tone, and post content. Data were analyzed using Chi-squared tests with significance set to p < 0.05.

resultsOverall, 2633 posts with the hashtag #GlobalSurgery were publicly shared on these two social media platforms over the 3-month period. Of these, 2272 (86.3%) referenced content related to global surgery and were original posts. Physicians and other health professionals authored a majority (60.5%, 1083/1788) of posts on Twitter, whereas organizations comprised a majority of the posts on Instagram (59.9%, 290/484). Posts either had a positive (50.2%, 1140/2272) or neutral (49.6%, 1126/2272) tone, with only 0.3% or 6/2272 of posts being explicitly negative. The content of the posts varied, but most frequently (43.4%, 986/2272) focused on promoting communication and engagement within the community, followed by educational content (21.3%, 486/2272), advertisements (18.8%, 427/2272), and published research (13.2%, 299/2272). The majority of global surgery posts originated from the USA, UK, or Canada (67.6%, 1537/2272), followed by international organizations (11.5%, 261/2272). Chi-squared analysis comparing Instagram with Twitter performed examining media content, tone, perspective, and content, finding statistically significant differences (p < 0.001) the two platforms for each of the categories.

conclusionThe online social media community with respect to global surgery engagement is predominantly composed of surgeons and health care professionals, focused primarily on promoting dialogue within the online community. Social media platforms may provide a scalable tool that can augment engagement between global surgeons, with remaining opportunity to foster global collaboration, community engagement, education and awareness.

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General SurgerySocial MediaHumansSurgeons

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PMID32447417
PMCPMC7385014

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