Instagram and WhatsApp in Health and Healthcare: An Overview

Boulos, Maged N. Kamel; Giustini, Dean; Wheeler, Steve

doi:10.3390/fi8030037

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“…The app follows the regulations and guidelines for development and application of health apps [26]. Anonymity of the images will be strived for but can be hard to achieve for patients with burns on the face or head.…”

Section: Ethical Considerations In Relation To Intervention and Follomentioning

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A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system

Hasselberg

Wallis

Blessing

et al. 2017

Global Health Action

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Background: A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns is currently being implemented in the Western Cape, South Africa. Even though studies indicate that similar systems for burns tend to support valid diagnosis and influence patient management, the evidence is still sparse. There is a need for more in-depth evaluations, not least in resource-constrained settings where mHealth projects are increasing. Objective: This article describes the consultation system and assessments in relation to its implementation with a special focus on methodological challenges. Methods: A number of evaluations and assessments have been conducted, are ongoing or planned for in relation to the implementation of the teleconsultation system. Initial assessments showed that size and depth of burns could be assessed at least as well using photographs as at bedside and that the image quality of handheld devices can be used as well as computers. Studies on system usability are currently being done with a mixed-methods approach. A historical cohort design will be applied to assess the potential health impact of the system. Patients with burn injuries where the doctor at point of care has used the app to receive diagnostic support from a burns expert will be considered as exposed and patients with burn injuries where the app has not been used will be considered as non-exposed. Conclusions: Smartphone-based consultation systems have the potential to strengthen the assessment of burn injury in many settings. However, ethically and methodologically sound evaluations are needed to find the best systems and solutions. This article identifies challenges and suggests potential assessments in relation to the implementation of such a system.

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Section: Ethical Considerations In Relation To Intervention and Follomentioning

confidence: 99%

A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system

Hasselberg

Wallis

Blessing

et al. 2017

Global Health Action

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“…Social media platforms are dedicated online communication channels based upon the dissemination of user‐generated content, community interaction and collaboration . Social media is becoming increasingly intertwined with medicine, particularly for visually rich specialties …”

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Evolving role of Instagram in #medicine

Wong

Liu

Sebaratnam

2019

Internal Medicine Journal

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“…Boulos and colleagues 54 provide an overview of a number of studies that have explored the potential of Instagram to serve as a photo- and video-sharing platform for “visually rich” health care fields, such as radiology, dermatology, and clinical infectious diseases. This review also indicated that Instagram has been used effectively for providing timely information in public health situations for health communication, as it is one of the communication tools used by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…”

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“…Given the rising popularity and engagement with Instagram among college students, and the cited potential for the use of Instagram in the field of public health education, 44,54 it is important for health education specialists to understand how this image-based social media platform could be used to promote online social capital and chronic disease prevention among college students. Currently, there is a limited understanding regarding the relationship between eHealth Literacy and individual perceptions of online bridging and bonding social capital among college students.…”

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Examining the Relationship between Online Social Capital and eHealth Literacy: Implications for Instagram Use for Chronic Disease Prevention among College Students

Paige

Stellefson

Chaney

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American Journal of Health Education

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Background College students actively seek online health information and use Instagram, an image- and video-based social networking website, to build social networks grounded in trust and behavioral norms (social capital), which have the potential to prevent chronic disease. Purpose This study aimed to: (1) examine how intensity of Instagram use moderates the relationship between eHealth Literacy and online social capital in college students, and (2) discuss how Instagram can be used as a social awareness platform for chronic disease prevention among college students. Methods Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to analyze web-based survey data from a random sample of college students (N=327). Results Online bridging social capital was associated with greater eHealth Literacy (P<.05) and intensity of Instagram use (P<.001), when controlling for socio-demographic variables. The relationship between eHealth Literacy and online bridging social capital was strongest among respondents’ with average (P<.01) and high (P<.01) intensity Instagram use, as compared to low Instagram intensity. Discussion High intensity of Instagram may strengthen college students’ low eHealth Literacy, especially when interacting with heterogeneous connections with weaker ties. Translation to Health Education Practice Health education specialists should continue to explore how college students’ intensity of Instagram use can be strengthened to build bridging online social capital, and ultimately prevent chronic disease.

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Instagram and WhatsApp in Health and Healthcare: An Overview

Cited by 207 publications

References 53 publications

A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system

A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system

Evolving role of Instagram in #medicine

Examining the Relationship between Online Social Capital and eHealth Literacy: Implications for Instagram Use for Chronic Disease Prevention among College Students

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