Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among phlebotomists.MethodsAs this study was intended to arrive at specific conclusions using empirical evidence, a deductive quantitative cross-sectional online survey de...
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| author | Razaz Attar Asmaa Almohanna Ahlam Almusharraf Amal Alhazmi Nouf Alanzi Fahad Al-Anezi Turki Alanzi Raghad Sroor Ahmed Albishri Amwaj Alzahrani Taif Alsabilah Ali Alkenani Raghad Alghamdi Fai AlGethami Arub AlGethami |
| author_facet | Razaz Attar Asmaa Almohanna Ahlam Almusharraf Amal Alhazmi Nouf Alanzi Fahad Al-Anezi Turki Alanzi Raghad Sroor Ahmed Albishri Amwaj Alzahrani Taif Alsabilah Ali Alkenani Raghad Alghamdi Fai AlGethami Arub AlGethami |
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| description | PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among phlebotomists.MethodsAs this study was intended to arrive at specific conclusions using empirical evidence, a deductive quantitative cross-sectional online survey design was adopted. A total of 521 phlebotomists participated in the survey, and 86 incomplete responders were removed, resulting in a final sample of 435 considered in this study. T-tests and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.ResultsA total of 41.6% stated that social media was very effective, and 31.5% stated that it was somewhat effective in improving safety knowledge and awareness. in addition, this study revealed no major differences between male and female participants (p > 0.05) with respect to the effectiveness of social media. However, statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) among the age groups were identified in relation to the effectiveness of social media and the intention to use it in the future.ConclusionSocial media applications are effective for knowledge dissemination among healthcare professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7785df5c7b3b49569ee327a50912ea4c2023-08-15T14:58:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2023-08-011010.3389/fmed.2023.11949691194969Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomistsRazaz Attar0Asmaa Almohanna1Ahlam Almusharraf2Amal Alhazmi3Nouf Alanzi4Fahad Al-Anezi5Turki Alanzi6Raghad Sroor7Ahmed Albishri8Amwaj Alzahrani9Taif Alsabilah10Ali Alkenani11Raghad Alghamdi12Fai AlGethami13Arub AlGethami14Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaJouf University, Sakakah, Al Jawf, Saudi ArabiaImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaImam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaTaibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaUmm al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaObied Specialized Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAl Baha University, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia0Taif University, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia0Taif University, Ta'if, Saudi ArabiaPurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among phlebotomists.MethodsAs this study was intended to arrive at specific conclusions using empirical evidence, a deductive quantitative cross-sectional online survey design was adopted. A total of 521 phlebotomists participated in the survey, and 86 incomplete responders were removed, resulting in a final sample of 435 considered in this study. T-tests and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.ResultsA total of 41.6% stated that social media was very effective, and 31.5% stated that it was somewhat effective in improving safety knowledge and awareness. in addition, this study revealed no major differences between male and female participants (p > 0.05) with respect to the effectiveness of social media. However, statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) among the age groups were identified in relation to the effectiveness of social media and the intention to use it in the future.ConclusionSocial media applications are effective for knowledge dissemination among healthcare professionals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1194969/fullsocial mediaphlebotomistsknowledgeawarenessinformationsharing |
| spellingShingle | Razaz Attar Asmaa Almohanna Ahlam Almusharraf Amal Alhazmi Nouf Alanzi Fahad Al-Anezi Turki Alanzi Raghad Sroor Ahmed Albishri Amwaj Alzahrani Taif Alsabilah Ali Alkenani Raghad Alghamdi Fai AlGethami Arub AlGethami Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists Frontiers in Medicine social media phlebotomists knowledge awareness information sharing |
| title | Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists |
| title_full | Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists |
| title_fullStr | Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists |
| title_short | Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists |
| title_sort | use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among saudi arabian phlebotomists |
| topic | social media phlebotomists knowledge awareness information sharing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1194969/full |
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