Table 4 Attitudes of Healthcare students on online platforms regarding social media professionalism (N = 496)
From: Future healthcare providers and professionalism on social media: a cross-sectional study
Appropriateness for a healthcare provider to do the following on social media | Appropriate | Neutral | Inappropriate |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%)* | |||
Interact with a patient† | 233 (47.9) | 177 (36.4) | 76 (15.6) |
Establish an “online friendship” with a patient† | 109 (22.5) | 221 (45.6) | 155 (32) |
Look up information about a patient† | 126 (26.1) | 172 (35.6) | 185 (38.3) |
Upload a picture showing a patient during a procedure† | 36 (7.5) | 70 (14.5) | 376 (78) |
Discuss individual patient matters in online forums if the patients are de-identified† | 90 (18.8) | 144 (30) | 246 (51.2) |
Complain about the attitudes and behaviors of patients anonymously† | 56 (11.6) | 125 (25.9) | 302 (62.5) |
Discuss his/her political views† | 61 (12.6) | 111 (22.9) | 312 (64.5) |
Discuss religion† | 61 (12.6) | 93 (19.2) | 331 (68.2) |
Write about his/her own social problems† | 58 (12) | 98 (20.2) | 328 (67.8) |
Mention the patient's real name in a post†‡ | 31 (6.4) | 92 (19) | 360 (74.5) |
Mention any patient’s information that might indirectly lead to the patient identity†‡ | 22 (4.6) | 56 (11.6) | 405 (83.9) |
Complain about his/her profession†‡ | 38 (7.8) | 99 (20.4) | 348 (71.8) |
Complain about attitudes and behavior of colleagues†‡ | 32 (6.6) | 88 (18.2) | 364 (75.2) |
Complain about attitudes and behavior of faculty members†‡ | 42 (8.7) | 80 (16.5) | 363 (74.8) |
Publish his/her photos in bathing suits†‡ | 43 (8.9) | 92 (19) | 349 (72.1) |
Publish photo of his/herself consuming alcohol†‡ | 46 (9.5) | 104 (21.4) | 336 (69.1) |
Publish photo of his/herself smoking†‡ | 50 (10.3) | 142 (29.2) | 294 (60.5) |