Social media use in healthcare: A systematic review of effects on patients and on their relationship with healthcare professionals

Smailhodžić, Edin; Hooijsma, Wyanda; Boonstra, Albert; Langley, David

doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1691-0

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Social media use in healthcare: A systematic review of effects on patients and on their relationship with healthcare professionals

Published in BMC Health Services Research • Aug 26, 2016

Authors:

Edin Smailhodžić

Wyanda Hooijsma

Albert Boonstra

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Since the emergence of social media in 2004, a growing percentage of patients use this technology for health related reasons. To reflect on the alleged beneficial and potentially harmful effects of social media use by patients, the aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the extan...

Subject

Social media

Health care

Medicine

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