论文标题
科威特的社交媒体使用：医疗保健从业者与患者之间观点的比较
Social Media Usage in Kuwait: A Comparison of Perspectives Between Healthcare Practitioners and Patients
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论文摘要
社交媒体一直在改变日常生活的众多活动，也影响了医疗保健。但是，很少有研究调查患者和医生，特别是在阿拉伯海湾地区和科威特的社交媒体医学使用。为了了解社交媒体对医疗保健和医疗目的的患者和医生的行为，我们进行了用户研究。通过在线调查，我们确定了患者和医生将社交媒体用于医疗目的的减少。据报道，患者比从业者对健康教育，与健康相关的网络支持和沟通活动更具意识。尽管从业者将社交媒体主要用作医疗信息的来源，但用于临床医生营销和专业发展。调查结果强调了需要设计一个社交媒体平台，该平台支持医疗保健在线活动，职业职业身份，医疗存储库和社交隐私设置，以增加对医疗目的的用户互动。
Social Media has been transforming numerous activities of everyday life, impacting also healthcare. However, few studies investigate the medical use of social media by patients and medical practitioners, especially in the Arabian Gulf region and Kuwait. To understand the behavior of patients and medical practitioners in social media toward healthcare and medical purposes, we conducted user studies. Through an online survey, we identified a decrease in patients and medical practitioners use of social media for medical purposes. Patients reported to be more aware than practitioners concerning: health education, health-related network support, and communication activities. While practitioners use social media mostly as a source of medical information, for clinician marketing and for professional development. The findings highlighted the need to design a social media platform that support healthcare online campaign, professional career identity, medical repository, and social privacy setting to increase users engagements toward medical purposes.
