Conducting primary care research using social media

Lygidakis, Charilaos; Neves, Ana Luísa; Laranjo, Liliana; Pinho-Costa, Luís

Reference : Conducting primary care research using social media


	Document type :	Parts of books : Contribution to collective works
	Discipline(s) :	Human health sciences : Public health, health care sciences & services Human health sciences : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36751

Title :	Conducting primary care research using social media
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Lygidakis, Charilaos [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Neves, Ana Luísa [Imperial College London > Centre for Health Policy, Institute of Global Health Innovation > > ; University of Porto > Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) & Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS)]
	Laranjo, Liliana [Macquarie University > Australian Institute of Health Innovation]
	Pinho-Costa, Luís [Gondomar Health Centres’ Cluster, Portugal]
Publication date :	28-Aug-2018
Edition :	1st ed.
Main document title :	How To Do Primary Care Research
Editor :	Goodyear-Smith, Felicity
	Mash, Robert
Publisher :	CRC Press
Collection and collection volume :	WONCA Family Medicine
Peer reviewed :	Yes
ISBN :	9781138499584
Keywords :	[en] primary health care ; social media ; research ; family medicine
Abstract :	[en] Social media offers great potential in primary care research. Online platforms can be used to conduct experimental studies, facilitating the recruitment and retention of participants, as well as the delivery of the intervention. As patients are increasingly able to use information technology to help make informed decisions about their health care, reports show that the use of social media for health-information seeking is not limited to the younger demographics anymore. Notably, patients seem to be willing to share their health data in communities of peers, such as PatientsLikeMe, and actively engage with researchers. Additionally, publicly available social media data can be used for secondary analysis purposes, potentially contributing to the monitoring of health topics and disease surveillance. Finally, social media tools can be used to streamline the management of research projects and facilitate team collaboration.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36751
Other URL :	https://www.crcpress.com/How-To-Do-Primary-Care-Research/Goodyear-Smith-Mash/p/book/9781138499584

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