Survey of medical students’ use of social media

Kang, James Hong-En; Marbini, Hosnieh Djafari; Patel, Prabir; Fawcett, Nicola; Leaver, Laurence

doi:10.1111/tct.12320

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“…Subjective improvements in students' self-reported performance 56,60,63,123,124 and objective increases in assessment outcomes 33,35,38,40,69,82,125 were reported, including in two studies with controlled designs. 32,80 However, it is unclear whether the differences found in the latter two studies result from the use of SoMe or other confounding variables such as weekly assessment 32 or earlier exposure to educational material.…”

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Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review

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Introduction There are over 3.81 billion worldwide active social media (SoMe) users. SoMe are ubiquitous in medical education, with roles across undergraduate programmes, including professionalism, blended learning, well being and mentoring. Previous systematic reviews took place before recent explosions in SoMe popularity and revealed a paucity of high‐quality empirical studies assessing its effectiveness in medical education. This review aimed to synthesise evidence regarding SoMe interventions in undergraduate medical education, to identify features associated with positive and negative outcomes. Methods Authors searched 31 key terms through seven databases, in addition to references, citation and hand searching, between 16 June and 16 July 2020. Studies describing SoMe interventions and research on exposure to existing SoMe were included. Title, abstract and full paper screening were undertaken independently by two reviewers. Included papers were assessed for methodological quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) and/or the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) instrument. Extracted data were synthesised using narrative synthesis. Results 112 studies from 26 countries met inclusion criteria. Methodological quality of included studies had not significantly improved since 2013. Engagement and satisfaction with SoMe platforms in medical education are described. Students felt SoMe flattened hierarchies and improved communication with educators. SoMe use was associated with improvement in objective knowledge assessment scores and self‐reported clinical and professional performance, however evidence for long term knowledge retention was limited. SoMe use was occasionally linked to adverse impacts upon mental and physical health. Professionalism was heavily investigated and considered important, though generally negative correlations between SoMe use and medical professionalism may exist. Conclusions Social media is enjoyable for students who may improve short term knowledge retention and can aid communication between learners and educators. However, higher‐quality study is required to identify longer‐term impact upon knowledge and skills, provide clarification on professionalism standards and protect against harms.

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Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review

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“…7 Also, Kang et al, found that social media was wide spread among medical students. 8 The most significant strong point of our study is the comprehensive assessment of prevalence and pattern of social media and related sociodemographic factors and the large numbers of students from theoretical and practical faculties were included.…”

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Prevalence and pattern of social media use and its effect on social health among Fayoum university students

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Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Social media social media are caused a revolution in the last century. Almost everyone has access to social media with different ways. Many students use Social media for contact with each other, following updating news, and help them in their study. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence, pattern of Social media and its effects on social health of Fayoum university students.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study involving 633 students at Fayoum university.Results: As regards social media use, the majority of the student (94.2%) was using at least one type of SM. More than half of them (55.5%) visit (3-5) SM sites. About one third of the students (30.9%) stated that they spend (3-4) hours daily. Regarding effect of social media, one third of the students (30.2%) thought that SM sites decrease friendship level, (73.0%) limit sport time, and has a negative effect on the learning process (62.4%). The motivations for using social media were the search for news (38.1%) and making friendship (31.2%). Multiple logistic regression for factors associated with using social media revealed that age more than 20 years and male gender were significantly associated with using social media (p=0.003 and 0.016, respectively).Conclusions: The majority of students use Social media for different reasons. Social media reduced social interrelations of the students may set down their study. So, increase awareness about the hazards of social media among students including their physical and psychosocial health. Highlighted the balanced use of social media for proper improving the learning process through prompt uses of information and communication.

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“…W e read with interest the article by Kang et al in which UK medical students answered questions on social media use before and after having received the General Medical Council (GMC) social media guidelines. 1 The authors hypothesise that the fall in 'correct' responses may be explained by individual interpretation of the context of each question. We feel that this approach highlights students' diffi culties in applying guidelines to individual scenarios, because professionalism must be taught.…”

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