Social Media and Retinal Detachment Perspectives of Providers and Patients on Instagram

Social Media and Retinal Detachment : Perspectives of Providers and Patients on Instagram

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the social media interactions of patients who experience retinal detachment and/or repair and how ophthalmic medical providers utilize social media

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Veröffentlicht in:Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. - 2013. - 52(2021), 7 vom: 24. Juli, Seite 391-395
1. Verfasser: Alsoudi, Amer F (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rayess, Nadim, Khan, Suleman, Koo, Euna, Rahimy, Ehsan
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina
Schlagworte:Journal Article
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the social media interactions of patients who experience retinal detachment and/or repair and how ophthalmic medical providers utilize social media
PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study of public posts on Instagram was performed from September 2019 to January 2020, with filtering based on the following hashtags: #retinaldetachment, #detachedretina, #retinaldetachmentsurgery, and #scleralbuckle. A categorical classification system was used for each Instagram post to review descriptive variables
RESULTS: Of the 1,797 Instagram posts analyzed, 697 (39%) were made by patients, of which 395 (57%) were positive in tone and 599 (86%) were in the postoperative period. Posts by ophthalmologists were most commonly centered on colleague education (446, 81%)
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of Instagram posts by patients were of a positive tone reflecting primarily on activities of daily living and rehabilitations. Retina specialists should consider providing more social media content directed toward patients, particularly regarding their rehabilitation course following retinal detachment repair. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021;52:391-395.]
Beschreibung:Date Completed 24.11.2021
Date Revised 24.11.2021
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:2325-8179
DOI:10.3928/23258160-20210628-06