Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development
Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the healthcare professionals’ perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Participants: and Methods: A cross-sectional study survey was carried out among healthcare professionals from the...
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| author | Turki Alanzi Reem Abdullah Al Madani Amjad Mohammed Saadah Fahad Alanezi Hala Alhodaib |
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| description | Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the healthcare professionals’ perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Participants: and Methods: A cross-sectional study survey was carried out among healthcare professionals from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia during November 2018. The survey was initially distributed to 346 participants, and 312 of them returned the questionnaire. Of these respondents, 184 (61%) were LinkedIn users and met the inclusion criterion. Results: The findings indicated that 61% of the participants used LinkedIn for several purposes in the following decreasing order: networking (26.61%), seeking employment (23.66%), knowledge exchange (13.98%), self-promotion (12.37%), professional development (11.56%), health promotion (4.03%), and all of the aforementioned purposes (7.8%). The respondents thought that LinkedIn was beneficial for improving knowledge about the profession (64.41%), creativity (58.19%), professional skills (53.11%), decision-making (48.59%), quality and patient safety (42.37%), critical thinking (42.37%), and problem-solving skills (39.55%). Also, 40% of LinkedIn users had attended online courses and training programs announced on LinkedIn; and 69% of them had received job offers through this platform. Conclusion: Most healthcare professionals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia used LinkedIn for networking, seeking employment opportunities, knowledge exchange, self-promotion, professional development, and health promotion. Also, a large proportion of them attended online courses and professional training programs announced on LinkedIn and considered that LinkedIn was useful to improve knowledge about the profession, creativity, and professional skills. Overall, these results suggested that healthcare professionals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia perceived that LinkedIn can be used as a tool for professional development. Also, they thought that to achieve this goal, it was necessary to raise awareness of the usefulness of LinkedIn as a potential tool for professional development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5faae65602cf4198985ceee745f6181b2022-12-21T19:53:01ZengElsevierInformatics in Medicine Unlocked2352-91482020-01-0120100414Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional developmentTurki Alanzi0Reem Abdullah Al Madani1Amjad Mohammed Saadah2Fahad Alanezi3Hala Alhodaib4Health Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author. Department of Health Information Management and Technology, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, King Faisal Road, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.Risk Management Unit, Directorate of Quality and Safety, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaHealth Information Management and Technology Department, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi ArabiaCommunity College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Damamm, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaPurpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the healthcare professionals’ perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Participants: and Methods: A cross-sectional study survey was carried out among healthcare professionals from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia during November 2018. The survey was initially distributed to 346 participants, and 312 of them returned the questionnaire. Of these respondents, 184 (61%) were LinkedIn users and met the inclusion criterion. Results: The findings indicated that 61% of the participants used LinkedIn for several purposes in the following decreasing order: networking (26.61%), seeking employment (23.66%), knowledge exchange (13.98%), self-promotion (12.37%), professional development (11.56%), health promotion (4.03%), and all of the aforementioned purposes (7.8%). The respondents thought that LinkedIn was beneficial for improving knowledge about the profession (64.41%), creativity (58.19%), professional skills (53.11%), decision-making (48.59%), quality and patient safety (42.37%), critical thinking (42.37%), and problem-solving skills (39.55%). Also, 40% of LinkedIn users had attended online courses and training programs announced on LinkedIn; and 69% of them had received job offers through this platform. Conclusion: Most healthcare professionals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia used LinkedIn for networking, seeking employment opportunities, knowledge exchange, self-promotion, professional development, and health promotion. Also, a large proportion of them attended online courses and professional training programs announced on LinkedIn and considered that LinkedIn was useful to improve knowledge about the profession, creativity, and professional skills. Overall, these results suggested that healthcare professionals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia perceived that LinkedIn can be used as a tool for professional development. Also, they thought that to achieve this goal, it was necessary to raise awareness of the usefulness of LinkedIn as a potential tool for professional development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914820305645Social mediaLinkedIn platformProfessional developmentOnline coursesNetworks |
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| title | Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development |
| title_full | Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development |
| title_fullStr | Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development |
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| title_short | Saudi Arabian healthcare professionals' perceptions of using LinkedIn for professional development |
| title_sort | saudi arabian healthcare professionals perceptions of using linkedin for professional development |
| topic | Social media LinkedIn platform Professional development Online courses Networks |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914820305645 |
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