HLT 362 Topic 2 DQ 1 The Impact of Social Media in Modern Healthcare

HLT 362 Topic 2 DQ 1 The Impact of Social Media in Modern Healthcare

Select a research article, other than the articles from your assignments, from the GCU library. Provide an overview of the study and describe the strategy that was used to select the sample from the population. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sampling method selected. Provide support for your answer. Include the article title and permalink in your post.

Title: “The Impact of Social Media in Modern Healthcare”

The article that I have selected is called “The Impact of Social Media in Modern Healthcare” and it was published in the International Journal of Health Sciences in 2016. The purpose of this study was to “investigate the impact of social media on modern healthcare from the perspective of healthcare professionals.” The researchers used a survey to collect data from a total of 1,005 healthcare professionals from all over the world. The results of the study showed that social media has had a positive impact on healthcare, particularly in terms of communication, education, and patient care.

Overview of study

The study used a survey to collect data from healthcare professionals from all over the world. The sample was selected from the population by the researchers in order to investigate the impact of social media on modern healthcare.

Effectiveness of the sampling method selected

The sampling method selected for this study was effective because it allowed the researchers to collect data from a large number of healthcare professionals from all over the world. This allowed them to get a better understanding of how social media has impacted healthcare from the perspective of those who work in the field.

Permalink of the article:

https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.library.gc.cuny.edu/login.aspxdirect=true&db=a9h&AN=116676061&site=eds-live

Good pick! “The Impact of Social Media in Modern Healthcare.” We cannot argue that the rise of social media has impacted our world with some disadvantages and advantages. Social media when used correctly and under guidelines to prevent these risks, it is a great tool to be utilized in the healthcare industry.  Social media has many tools that healthcare providers can take advantage of. For example, networking platforms, blogs, media-sharing sites, and more (Ventola, 2014). Social media can be utilized to improve healthcare through patient education, public health programs, telehealth, and health promotion, just to mention some. According to the article

“Social Media and Health Care Professionals: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices,” Healthcare providers can use social media to potentially improve health outcomes, develop a professional network, increase personal awareness of news and discoveries, motivate patients, and provide health information to the community (Ventola, 2014).