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   Professional use of social media by pharmacists: A qualitative study  
   
نویسنده benetoli a. ,chen t.f. ,schaefer m. ,chaar b.b. ,aslani p.
منبع journal of medical internet research - 2016 - دوره : 18 - شماره : 9
چکیده    Background: social media is frequently used by consumers and health care professionals; however,our knowledge about its use in a professional capacity by pharmacists is limited. objective: our aim was to investigate the professional use of social media by pharmacists. methods: in-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with practicing pharmacists (n=31) from nine countries. interviews were recorded,transcribed verbatim,and thematically analyzed. results: wikipedia,youtube,and facebook were the main social media platforms used. professional use of social media included networking with peers,discussion of health and professional topics,accessing and sharing health and professional information,job searching,and professional promotion. wikipedia was the participants' first choice when seeking information about unfamiliar topics,or topics that were difficult to search for. very few pharmacy-related contributions to wikipedia were reported. youtube,a video-sharing platform,was used for self-education. university lectures,how-to footage,and professionally made videos were commonly watched. no professional contribution was made to youtube. facebook,a general social networking site,was used for professional networking,promotion of achievements,and job advertisements. it also afforded engagement in professional discussions and information sharing among peers. conclusions: participants used social media in a professional capacity,specifically for accessing and sharing health and professional information among peers. pharmacists,as medicines experts,should take a leading role in contributing to health information dissemination in these user-friendly virtual environments,to reach not only other health care professionals but also health consumers.
کلیدواژه Facebook; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Social media; Social networking sites; Social networks; Wikipedia; YouTube
آدرس faculty of pharmacy,university of sydney,pharmacy and bank building a15,science road,broadway,sydney,2006,australia,department of pharmaceutical sciences,state university of ponta grossa,parana, Brazil, faculty of pharmacy,university of sydney,pharmacy and bank building a15,science road,broadway,sydney,2006, Australia, charité university medicine berlin,berlin, Germany, faculty of pharmacy,university of sydney,pharmacy and bank building a15,science road,broadway,sydney,2006, Australia, faculty of pharmacy,university of sydney,pharmacy and bank building a15,science road,broadway,sydney,2006, Australia
 
     
   
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