Evaluation of Internet, Social Networks and Social Media Usage of Assistant Physicians Using Smartphones

Authors : Metin YADİGAROĞLU, Yunus KARACA, İhsan YILDIZ, Sinan PASLI, Melih İMAMOĞLU, Mustafa ÇİÇEK, Nurçin ÖĞRETEN YADİGAROĞLU, Burcu BOZKAYA YÜCEL

Pages : 156-165

Doi:10.31832/smj.1230735

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Publication Date : 2023-03-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Introduction One of the main factors in the widespread use of the internet all over the world is undoubtedly smartphones With smartphones, which are also widely used among healthcare professionals, instant communication programs have gained an important place in clinical practice, especially among doctors. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of the internet, social networks, and social media usage among physicians using smartphones and the professional use of these platforms among physicians. Materials and Methods The questionnaire method, one of the interview techniques, was used for this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The questionnaire form used in the study was prepared by the researchers and consisted of five parts in total. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); sociodemographic characteristics, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); internet usage purposes, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); mobile application usage purposes, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); instant messaging applications usage purposes, and insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5); social media applications usage purposes were questioned. In the analysis of the obtained data; descriptive statistics were presented with mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage values. Pearson chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. The statistical significance level was accepted as p≤0.05. Results Doctors from forty different specialties, all research assistants insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(assistant doctors);; A total of 203 people were included in the study. All of the participants were using smartphones. The mean age was 28.77±3.3 years. 56.2% of the participants were male. 52.7% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=107); of the participants had a medical experience of at most 3 years. The rate of using the internet to read articles was significantly lower in those with 3 years or less of experience in the medical profession than those with 4 years or more of medical experience insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. 73.9% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=150); of the participants preferred digital media as a source of medical information, and the remaining 26.1% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=53); preferred books or brochures as a source of medical information. 86.2% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=175); of the physicians used mobile applications for communication or instant communication. The rate of using mobile applications for academic or professional purposes was 22.7% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=46);. 98% of physicians use WhatsApp as an instant communication program; Professionally, it was seen that 70.4% used WhatsApp applications in teleconsultation processes and the most frequent teleconsultation was done with emergency physicians insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(43.3%);. 48.8% of the physicians reported that they did not get permission from the patients while sharing the images of the patients for medical purposes. It was observed that 92.1% of the physicians had at least one social media account and they used their social media accounts to follow the physicians who shared the most frequent cases for medical purposes. Conclusion The use of smartphones, the internet, and social media platforms for the medical profession is an undeniable reality today. For physicians, reading rates from digital media is now more prominent. While physicians frequently prefer instant messaging applications for teleconsultation, the most frequently contacted unit is the emergency services.
Keywords : hekim, internet, sosyal medya, telekonsultasyon, acil servis