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Malaysian Family Physician, 2021
Online activities have become the norm. From searching for new information to conducting business... more Online activities have become the norm. From searching for new information to conducting business meetings, social media’s role in daily life continues to grow in prominence. It is estimated that the majority of the population uses social media, and users include doctors and other healthcare professionals. It is critical for primary care doctors to note how social media can substantially influence one’s healthcare behaviour and decision making. Because primary care doctors are usually the first line of contact for patients, they are the most easily accessible and most instrumental in using social media to steer the public toward proper information on healthcare.
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International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 2019
I’ve never considered myself a religious man, but lately I’ve found myself preaching one key mess... more I’ve never considered myself a religious man, but lately I’ve found myself preaching one key message to the community repeatedly – the need to recognize the importance of harnessing social media as part of their ongoing communication and health seeking behaviour. Gone are the days of press kits and faxing press releases. Social Media has become a game changer. Don’t believe me? Facebook alone has over 1.2 billion monthly active users, Twitter over one billion registered users and Instagram over 300 million. Nonetheless, there is strong evidence to suggest that at least part of the source of this trend is the degree to which medically inaccurate information about medical issues surface on the websites where many netizens get their information. Social media survey from MCMC (2017) stated that 77.2% of netizen search medical information including virtual consultation via internet. Sadly, 82.7% of them said, the information that they gathered from internet were trusted. Since most netiz...
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BMC Family Practice, 2014
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