Frequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees

Minami, Hataka R.; Li, Xujia; Ong, Samantha K.; Allen, Steven N.; Ansari, Parswa; Balters, Marcus; Han, Daniel; Hess, Donald T.; Jackson, Patrick G.; Kimbrough, Mary K.; Porter, Michael P.; Schroll, Rebecca; Shames, Brian D.; Shelton, Julia; Soult, Michael C.; Sussman, Jeffrey J.; Williams, Michael; Yoo, Peter S.; Smeds, Matthew R.

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.050

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“…It has been shown that the frequency of social media use among general surgeons is high and one of the most frequently used platforms for educational purposes is YouTube. 21 Due to the widespread use of laparoscopy and the possibility of recording videos, the majority of the videos presented on YouTube are laparoscopic procedures. For this reason, laparoscopic procedures constitute the majority of the videos whose educational capacity is questioned, but the publications in which robotic procedures are questioned for this purpose are relatively few.…”

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Are YouTube Videos Sufficient for Educational Purposes for Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Learning and Has Complete Mesocolic Excision Changed That?

Bal,

Colakoglu,

Oter

et al. 2023

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

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Background/Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency for educational purposes by evaluating the videos published on YouTube channel, which is an open source video sharing platform, for robotic right hemicolectomy procedure. Materials and Methods : We searched YouTube website to choose video clips that included information about robotic right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer. All videos were analyzed according to the criteria like quality of videos, quality of teaching, and modified Laparoscopic Surgery Video Educational Guidelines. Results: There were 16 complete mesocolic excision and 56 noncomplete mesocolic excision videos in the study. According to the Likert scale, calculated complete mesocolic excision scores were analyzed better than the noncomplete mesocolic excision group and this difference was statistically significant ( P < . 0001). The teaching quality scores of complete mesocolic excision videos were higher than noncomplete mesocolic excision group and this result was statistically significant ( P = . 02). The videos were scored according to the modified Laparoscopic Surgery Video Educational Guideline, and the score difference was statistically significant between complete mesocolic excision and noncomplete mesocolic excision videos ( P < . 001). The video power index was higher (mean 5.52 ± 15.56 vs. mean 1.66 ± 3.41) in the complete mesocolic excision group, but there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups ( P = . 086). Conclusions : Most of the robotic right hemicolectomy videos on the YouTube platform are insufficient in terms of educational capacities. Complete mesocolic excision-containing videos are slightly superior in this respect to noncomplete mesocolic excision videos, as considering a new technique can make video presenters more attentive. In our opinion, if the images presented to the video platforms are to be used for educational purposes, they must undergo a certain evaluation and screening process.

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Are YouTube Videos Sufficient for Educational Purposes for Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Learning and Has Complete Mesocolic Excision Changed That?

Bal,

Colakoglu,

Oter

et al. 2023

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

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“…The frequency of use of these platforms also plays an important role when discussing this issue. The educational benefit following from the increased use of these platforms was also identified by [26] on a sample of medical students. Similarly, the increased use of social media platforms had a positive impact on the attitudes towards entrepreneurship among the young generation [27].…”

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Selected Differences and Relationships of Consumers’ Online Brand-Related Activities and Their Motives

et al. 2022

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The main goal of the paper is to assess the statistical significance of the differences in the motives and activities of COBRAs in the context of the frequency of use of these platforms and also the driving forces and motivations behind the brand-related activities. The importance of consumers’ online brand-related activities (COBRAs) as relevant factors in managerial and marketing practice is undeniable. In addition, this area is only at the beginning of research coverage, and thus defines a research gap for us. The dataset used hereunder is based on data acquired from a standardized questionnaire discussing the above-mentioned activities and motives. In total, the questionnaire was filled in by 401 respondents. The analysis made use of the Kruskal–Wallis H test to detect differences and the Spearman’s rho coefficient to detect relationships. Based on this, several statistically significant differences and relationships were identified in all cases. The most important implications drawn pertain to differences in the social-interaction motives on all platforms studied, the highest rate of concurrence, at the level of 3–4 h, spent on these platforms, as well as relationships with a strong correlation coefficient in content-creation activities and content-contribution activities on all social media platforms. Even though these findings require further analysis, they prove a valuable insight into the topic.

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Current insights on social media as a tool for the dissemination of research and education in surgery: a narrative review

Yamamoto,

Goto,

Kitano

et al. 2024

Surg Today

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The purpose of our narrative review is to summarize the utilization of social media (SoMe) platforms for research communication within the field of surgery. We searched the PubMed database for articles in the last decade that discuss the utilization of SoMe in surgery and then categorized the diverse purposes of SoMe. SoMe proved to be a powerful tool for disseminating articles. Employing strategic methods like visual abstracts enhances article citation rates, the impact factor, h-index, and Altmetric score (an emerging alternative metric that comprehensively and instantly quantifies the social impact of scientific papers). SoMe also proved valuable for surgical education, with online videos shared widely for surgical training. However, it is essential to acknowledge the associated risk of inconsistency in quality. Moreover, SoMe facilitates discussion on specific topics through hashtags or closed groups and is instrumental in recruiting surgeons, with over half of general surgery residency programs in the US efficiently leveraging these platforms to attract the attention of potential candidates. Thus, there is a wealth of evidence supporting the effective use of SoMe for surgeons. In the contemporary era where SoMe is widely utilized, surgeons should be well-versed in this evidence.

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Frequency and Characteristics of Social Media Use among General Surgery Trainees

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

Are YouTube Videos Sufficient for Educational Purposes for Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Learning and Has Complete Mesocolic Excision Changed That?

Are YouTube Videos Sufficient for Educational Purposes for Robotic Right Hemicolectomy Learning and Has Complete Mesocolic Excision Changed That?

Selected Differences and Relationships of Consumers’ Online Brand-Related Activities and Their Motives

Current insights on social media as a tool for the dissemination of research and education in surgery: a narrative review

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