Social Media Research

SOCIAL IMPACT

Research explores impact of social media

Listings include studies focused on the effects of social media on populations across the span of healthcare.

The following list includes a summary of available research focused on the impact of social media.

Petkovic J, Duench S, Trawin J, Dewidar O, Pardo Pardo J, Simeon R, DesMeules M, Gagnon D, Hatcher Roberts J, Hossain A, Pottie K, Rader T, Tugwell P, Yoganathan M, Presseau J, Welch V. Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 May 31;5(5):CD012932. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012932.pub2. PMID: 34057201; PMCID: PMC8406980.
Clement S, Lassman F, Barley E, Evans-Lacko S, Williams P, Yamaguchi S, Slade M, Rüsch N, Thornicroft G. Mass media interventions for reducing mental health-related stigma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 23;2013(7):CD009453. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009453.pub2. PMID: 23881731; PMCID: PMC9773732.
Carson KV, Ameer F, Sayehmiri K, Hnin K, van Agteren JE, Sayehmiri F, Brinn MP, Esterman AJ, Chang AB, Smith BJ. Mass media interventions for reducing mental health-related stigma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jun 2;6(6):CD001006. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001006.pub3. PMID: 28574573; PMCID: PMC6481357.
Mosdøl A, Lidal IB, Straumann GH, Vist GE. Targeted mass media interventions promoting healthy behaviours to reduce risk of non-communicable diseases in adult, ethnic minorities. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Feb 17;2(2):CD011683. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011683.pub2. PMID: 28211056; PMCID: PMC6464363.
Khan MN, Faraz A, Jamal AB, Craig S, Ilyas W, Ahmad F, Jamshed M, Riaz W. A Study to See the Effect of Social Media Usage Among Healthcare Providers. Cureus. 2021 Jul 13;13(7):e16350. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16350. PMID: 34395130; PMCID: PMC8360324.
Chen J, Wang Y. Social Media Use for Health Purposes: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2021 May 12;23(5):e17917. doi: 10.2196/17917. PMID: 33978589; PMCID: PMC8156131.
Hameed I, Oakley CT, Ahmed A, Naeem N, Robinson NB, Hameed NUF, Gaudino M. Analysis of Physician Use of Social Media. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2118213. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18213. PMID: 34292338; PMCID: PMC8299311.
Denecke K, Bamidis P, Bond C, Gabarron E, Househ M, Lau AY, Mayer MA, Merolli M, Hansen M. Ethical Issues of Social Media Usage in Healthcare. Yearb Med Inform. 2015 Aug 13;10(1):137-47. doi: 10.15265/IY-2015-001. PMID: 26293861; PMCID: PMC4587037.
Bressler, M. Y., Girard, A., Felice, S., Kiehlmeier, D., Blazey, W., & Zampella, J. G. (2021). Ethical and legal issues for medical professionals using social media. Journal of Legal Medicine, 41(sup1), 5–8.
Martino, I. D., McLawhorn, A. S., Fearing, K. A., Sculco, P. K., & Gasparini, G. (2017). Social media for patients: Benefits and drawbacks. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2017 Mar;10(1):141-145. doi: 10.1007/s12178-017-9394-7. PMID: 28110391; PMCID: PMC5344865.
De La Garza H, Maymone MBC, Vashi NA. Impact of Social Media on Skin Cancer Prevention. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 9;18(9):5002. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18095002. PMID: 34065061; PMCID: PMC8125878.
Gatewood, Johanzynn MPH; Monks, Sheryl L. MFA; Singletary, Camelia R. MPH; Vidrascu, Elena MS; Moore, Justin B. PhD, MS, FACSM. Social Media in Public Health: Strategies to Distill, Package, and Disseminate Public Health Research. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 26(5):p 489-492, September/October 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001096.
Smailhodzic, E., Hooijsma, W., Boonstra, A., & Langley, D. J. (2015). Social media use in healthcare: A systematic review of effects on patients and on their relationship with healthcare professionals. BMC Health Services Research, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1691-0.
Gupta, P., Khan, A., & Kumar, A. (2020). Social media use by patients in Health Care: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 15(2), 121–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/20479700.2020.1860563.
Farsi D, Martinez-Menchaca HR, Ahmed M, Farsi N. Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients. J Med Internet Res 2022;24(1):e30379 doi: 10.2196/30379PMID: 34994706PMCID: 8783277.
Farsi D. Social Media and Health Care, Part I: Literature Review of Social Media Use by Health Care Providers. J Med Internet Res 2021;23(4):e23205 doi: 10.2196/23205PMID: 33664014PMCID: 8056296.
Chiang AL. Social media and medicine. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 May;17(5):256-257. doi: 10.1038/s41575-020-0289-5. PMID: 32203401.