Internet and social media usage of orthopaedic patients: A questionnaire-based survey

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dc.contributor.authorDuymus, Tahir Mutlu
dc.contributor.authorKaradeniz, Hilmi
dc.contributor.authorCacan, Mehmet Akif
dc.contributor.authorKomur, Baran
dc.contributor.authorDemirtas, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorZehir, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorAzboy, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:35Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:35Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAIM To evaluate social media usage of orthopaedic patients to search for solutions to their health problems. METHODS The study data were collected using face-to-face questionnaire with randomly selected 1890 patients aged over 18 years who had been admitted to the orthopaedic clinics in different cities and provinces across Turkey. The questionnaire consists of a total of 16 questions pertaining to internet and social media usage and demographics of patients, patients' choice of institution for treatment, patient complaints on admission, online hospital and physician ratings, communication between the patient and the physician and its effects. RESULTS It was found that 34.2% (n = 647) of the participants consulted with an orthopaedist using the internet and 48.7% (n = 315) of them preferred websites that allow users to ask questions to a physician. Of all question-askers, 48.5% (n = 314) reported having found the answers helpful. Based on the educational level of the participants, there was a highly significant difference between the rates of asking questions to an orthopaedist using the internet (P = 0.001). The rate of question-asking was significantly lower in patients with an elementary education than that in those with secondary, high school and undergraduate education (P = 0.001) The rate of reporting that the answers given was helpful was significantly higher in participants with an undergraduate degree compared to those who were illiterate, those with primary, elementary or high school education (P = 0.001). It was also found that the usage of the internet for health problems was higher among managers-qualified participants than unemployed-housewives, officers, workers-intermediate staff (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION We concluded that patients have been increasingly using the internet and social media to select a specific physician or to seek solution to their health problems in an effective way. Even though the internet and social media offer beneficial effects for physicians or patients, there is still much obscurity regarding their harms and further studies are warranted for necessary arrangements to be made.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5312/wjo.v8.i2.178
dc.identifier.endpage186en_US
dc.identifier.issn2218-5836
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28251069
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85013028708
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage178en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v8.i2.178
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20065
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000404169300011
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBaishideng Publishing Group Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Journal of Orthopedics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPatienten_US
dc.subjectInterneten_US
dc.subjectOrthopedisten_US
dc.subjectSocial Mediaen_US
dc.subjectCommunicationen_US
dc.titleInternet and social media usage of orthopaedic patients: A questionnaire-based surveyen_US
dc.titleInternet and social media usage of orthopaedic patients: A questionnaire-based survey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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