The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols
Background & Aim: Social networks have become an integral part of most people's lives, exerting influence across all aspects of human existence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual networks played a significant role in informing, educating and disseminating news related to the disease. Th...
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| author | Mohammad Ali Yadegary Akram Motalebi Ali Aghajanloo |
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| description | Background & Aim: Social networks have become an integral part of most people's lives, exerting influence across all aspects of human existence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual networks played a significant role in informing, educating and disseminating news related to the disease. Therefore, the aim of this research is to explain the role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols.
Methods & Materials: This is a qualitative study that was conducted using the content analysis method. Fourteen participants were included in the study by purposive sampling. Data collection was carried out via semi-structured interviews. The data analysis procedure adhered to the method outlined by Graneheim and Lundman (2004).
Results: From the analysis of the interviews, three main categories and eight subcategories were identified, including "facilitating knowledge sharing", "information screening" and "behavior shaping".
Conclusion: The study findings explained the role of virtual networks in adhering to health protocols. These findings can be used as a basis for designing preventive health programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27d448b1971b47f8b7b7c82f63e2366b2024-04-08T06:52:11ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesحیات1735-22152008-188X2024-01-01294409425The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocolsMohammad Ali Yadegary0Akram Motalebi1Ali Aghajanloo2 Dept. of Operating Room and Anesthesiology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Background & Aim: Social networks have become an integral part of most people's lives, exerting influence across all aspects of human existence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual networks played a significant role in informing, educating and disseminating news related to the disease. Therefore, the aim of this research is to explain the role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols. Methods & Materials: This is a qualitative study that was conducted using the content analysis method. Fourteen participants were included in the study by purposive sampling. Data collection was carried out via semi-structured interviews. The data analysis procedure adhered to the method outlined by Graneheim and Lundman (2004). Results: From the analysis of the interviews, three main categories and eight subcategories were identified, including "facilitating knowledge sharing", "information screening" and "behavior shaping". Conclusion: The study findings explained the role of virtual networks in adhering to health protocols. These findings can be used as a basis for designing preventive health programs.http://hayat.tums.ac.ir/article-1-5092-en.pdfsocial networkingsocial mediacyberspacecovid-19 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Ali Yadegary Akram Motalebi Ali Aghajanloo The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols حیات social networking social media cyberspace covid-19 |
| title | The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols |
| title_full | The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols |
| title_fullStr | The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols |
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| title_short | The role of virtual networks in adhering to COVID-19 health protocols |
| title_sort | role of virtual networks in adhering to covid 19 health protocols |
| topic | social networking social media cyberspace covid-19 |
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