Achilles Tendon Surgery From The Perspective Of Patients: an Instagram Study

Authors : Mahmut ÖZDEMİR, Barış BİRİNCİ, Yüksel Uğur YARADILMIŞ, Mert KARADUMAN, Ahmet Safa TARGAL, Bahtiyar HABERAL

Pages : 95-99

Doi:10.18663/tjcl.1231291

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Publication Date : 2023-03-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The use of social media, especially Instagram, has become widespread in the medical field. The aim of this study was to evaluate Achilles tendon surgery from patients\` perspectives by examining public posts on Instagram. Material and Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of the Instagram posts of patients with the hashtags #achillestendonsurgery and #achillestendonrepair between December 2018 and October 2021. In total, 234 posts insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(181 photographs, 53 videos); were evaluated and compared in terms of gender, sharing format insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(video, photo);, sharing tone insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(negative, positive, neutral);, content insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(activities of daily living, rehabilitation, cast/brace, hospital room, surgical site);, country and popularity insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the number of views for videos, the number of likes for photographs);. Results: Posts in video format and a positive tone, posts on the rehabilitation process, and posts about male patients were found to have higher numbers of likes and views than other posts. The content of the shares were respectively; activity of daily living 36.8%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=86);, physical therapy 29.9%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=70);, cast/brace 20.1%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=47);, surgical site 7.7%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=18);, and hospital room 5.6%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=13);. The media tone of the posts was 40.2%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=94); positive, 6.4%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=15); negative, and 53.4%insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=125); neutral. Conclusions: Patients avoided making negative posts on their Instagram after Achilles tendon surgery, and often shared experiences of postoperative rehabilitation processes and daily living activities.
Keywords : sosyal medya, fizyoterapi, aşil tendonu, instagram