The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists
Background: Digital devices and online social networks are changing clinical practice. In this study, we explored attitudes, awareness, opinions, and experiences of neurologists toward social media and digital devices.Methods: Each member of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) participated in an...
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| author | Luigi Lavorgna Francesco Brigo Francesco Brigo Gianmarco Abbadessa Sebastiano Bucello Marinella Clerico Eleonora Cocco Rosa Iodice Roberta Lanzillo Letizia Leocani Letizia Leocani Alberto Lerario Marcello Moccia Marcello Moccia Alessandro Padovani Luca Prosperini Anna Repice Maria Stromillo Francesca Trojsi Gianluigi Mancardi Gioacchino Tedeschi Simona Bonavita |
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| description | Background: Digital devices and online social networks are changing clinical practice. In this study, we explored attitudes, awareness, opinions, and experiences of neurologists toward social media and digital devices.Methods: Each member of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) participated in an online survey (January to May 2018) to collect information on their attitude toward digital health.Results: Four hundred and five neurologists participated in the study. At work, 95% of responders use the personal computer, 87% the smartphone, and 43.5% the tablet. These devices are used to obtain health information (91%), maintain contact with colleagues (71%), provide clinical information (59%), and receive updates (67%). Most participants (56%) use social media to communicate with patients, although 65% are against a friendship with them on social media. Most participants interact with patients on social media outside working hours (65.2%) and think that social media have improved (38.0%) or greatly improved (25.4%) the relationship with patients. Most responders (66.7%) have no wearable devices available in clinical practice.Conclusion: Italian neurologists have different practices and views regarding the doctor–patient relationship in social media. The availability of digital devices in daily practice is limited. The use of social networks and digital devices will increasingly permeate into everyday life, bringing a new dimension to health care. The danger is that advancement will not go hand in hand with a legal and cultural adaptation, thus creating ambiguity and risks for clinicians and patients. Neurologists will need to be able to face the opportunities and challenges of this new scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e45787c654824f8d92ede820e43f58ce2022-12-21T20:31:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952020-06-011110.3389/fneur.2020.00583483313The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian NeurologistsLuigi Lavorgna0Francesco Brigo1Francesco Brigo2Gianmarco Abbadessa3Sebastiano Bucello4Marinella Clerico5Eleonora Cocco6Rosa Iodice7Roberta Lanzillo8Letizia Leocani9Letizia Leocani10Alberto Lerario11Marcello Moccia12Marcello Moccia13Alessandro Padovani14Luca Prosperini15Anna Repice16Maria Stromillo17Francesca Trojsi18Gianluigi Mancardi19Gioacchino Tedeschi20Simona Bonavita21First Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, AOU – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyDivision of Neurology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Science, University of Verona, Verona, ItalySecond Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, AOU – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyUOSD Neurologia – PO Muscatello di Augusta, ASP Siracusa, Siracusa, ItalyClinical and Biological Sciences Department, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology, Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Centre, Federico II University, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology, Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Centre, Federico II University, Naples, ItalyNeurorehabilitation Unit and INSPE-Institute of Experimental Neurology, Milan, Italy0Experimental Neurophysiology Unit, Division of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy1Centro Medico Santagostino, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive Science and Odontostomatology, Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Centre, Federico II University, Naples, Italy2Department of Neuroinflammation, Faculty of Brain Sciences, Queen Square MS Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom3Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy4Department of Neurosciences, S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense, Rome, Italy5MS Centre SOD Neurologia II. AOU Careggi Largo Brambilla 2, Florence, Italy6Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy7First Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, AOU – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy8Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health and CEBR, University of Genova, Genova, Italy7First Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, AOU – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalySecond Division of Neurology, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, MRI Research Center SUN-FISM, AOU – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyBackground: Digital devices and online social networks are changing clinical practice. In this study, we explored attitudes, awareness, opinions, and experiences of neurologists toward social media and digital devices.Methods: Each member of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN) participated in an online survey (January to May 2018) to collect information on their attitude toward digital health.Results: Four hundred and five neurologists participated in the study. At work, 95% of responders use the personal computer, 87% the smartphone, and 43.5% the tablet. These devices are used to obtain health information (91%), maintain contact with colleagues (71%), provide clinical information (59%), and receive updates (67%). Most participants (56%) use social media to communicate with patients, although 65% are against a friendship with them on social media. Most participants interact with patients on social media outside working hours (65.2%) and think that social media have improved (38.0%) or greatly improved (25.4%) the relationship with patients. Most responders (66.7%) have no wearable devices available in clinical practice.Conclusion: Italian neurologists have different practices and views regarding the doctor–patient relationship in social media. The availability of digital devices in daily practice is limited. The use of social networks and digital devices will increasingly permeate into everyday life, bringing a new dimension to health care. The danger is that advancement will not go hand in hand with a legal and cultural adaptation, thus creating ambiguity and risks for clinicians and patients. Neurologists will need to be able to face the opportunities and challenges of this new scenario.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00583/fulldigital healthsocial mediadigital devicesappwearable devices |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Lavorgna Francesco Brigo Francesco Brigo Gianmarco Abbadessa Sebastiano Bucello Marinella Clerico Eleonora Cocco Rosa Iodice Roberta Lanzillo Letizia Leocani Letizia Leocani Alberto Lerario Marcello Moccia Marcello Moccia Alessandro Padovani Luca Prosperini Anna Repice Maria Stromillo Francesca Trojsi Gianluigi Mancardi Gioacchino Tedeschi Simona Bonavita The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists Frontiers in Neurology digital health social media digital devices app wearable devices |
| title | The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists |
| title_full | The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists |
| title_short | The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists |
| title_sort | use of social media and digital devices among italian neurologists |
| topic | digital health social media digital devices app wearable devices |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00583/full |
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