Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.]
Social media are now acknowledged as one of the platforms for engaging e-health that contributing to serious discussion and information regarding on medical and health issues. However, there are challenges and risks associated with social media in medical and health care which is misinformation. Mi...
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| author | Wan Athmar, Wan Azfarozza Ghazali, Nur Azmina Mohd Nasir, Muhammad Saiful Adli Zuhaizar, Anis Athirah Mohd Asli, Farahani |
| author_facet | Wan Athmar, Wan Azfarozza Ghazali, Nur Azmina Mohd Nasir, Muhammad Saiful Adli Zuhaizar, Anis Athirah Mohd Asli, Farahani |
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| description | Social media are now acknowledged as one of the platforms for engaging e-health that contributing to
serious discussion and information regarding on medical and health issues. However, there are challenges and risks associated with social media in medical and health care which is misinformation. Misinformation can spread quickly on Twitter and each retweet is exposing to wider audiences. The aim of this paper is to identify the use of @MedTweetMYHQ among its’ users sepcifically among
UiTM Melaka students. The researchers used in-depth interviews to five informants based on purposive sampling. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the analysis which are the use of @MedTweetMYHQ to receive updated useful information on health, to share information on healthy lifestyle, to debunk health myths and as a platform for health
discussions |
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| spelling | uitm.eprints-99022020-04-10T06:47:19Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29902/ Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] joa Wan Athmar, Wan Azfarozza Ghazali, Nur Azmina Mohd Nasir, Muhammad Saiful Adli Zuhaizar, Anis Athirah Mohd Asli, Farahani Social groups. Group dynamics Social networks Twitter Melaka Social media are now acknowledged as one of the platforms for engaging e-health that contributing to serious discussion and information regarding on medical and health issues. However, there are challenges and risks associated with social media in medical and health care which is misinformation. Misinformation can spread quickly on Twitter and each retweet is exposing to wider audiences. The aim of this paper is to identify the use of @MedTweetMYHQ among its’ users sepcifically among UiTM Melaka students. The researchers used in-depth interviews to five informants based on purposive sampling. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the analysis which are the use of @MedTweetMYHQ to receive updated useful information on health, to share information on healthy lifestyle, to debunk health myths and as a platform for health discussions Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29902/1/29902.pdf Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.]. (2018) Journal of Academia <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Academia/>, 6 (1). pp. 129-138. ISSN 2289-6368 https://nsembilan.uitm.edu.my/joacns/ |
| spellingShingle | Social groups. Group dynamics Social networks Melaka Wan Athmar, Wan Azfarozza Ghazali, Nur Azmina Mohd Nasir, Muhammad Saiful Adli Zuhaizar, Anis Athirah Mohd Asli, Farahani Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title | Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title_full | Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title_fullStr | Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title_short | Social media as an e-health communication channel: the use of (@medtweetmyhq) among students of UiTM Melaka / Wan Azfarozza Wan Athmar... [et al.] |
| title_sort | social media as an e health communication channel the use of medtweetmyhq among students of uitm melaka wan azfarozza wan athmar et al |
| topic | Social groups. Group dynamics Social networks Melaka |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29902/1/29902.pdf |
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