1 University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust , Southampton, United Kingdom .
2 Department of Urology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital , Glasgow, United Kingdom .
J Endourol. 2018 Aug;32(8):673-684. doi: 10.1089/end.2018.0319. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
Kidney stone disease (KSD) affects millions of people worldwide and has an increasing incidence. Social media (SoMe) and search engines are both gaining in usage, while also being used by patients to research their conditions and aid in managing them. With this in mind, many authors have expressed the belief that SoMe and search engines can be used by patients and healthcare professionals to improve treatment compliance and help counseling and management of conditions such as KSD. We wanted to determine whether SoMe and search engines play a role in the management and/or prevention of KSD.
The databases MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane Library were used to search for relevant English language literature from inception to December 2017. Results were screened by title, abstract, and then full text, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data were then analyzed independently by the authors not involved in the original study.
After initial identification of 2137 records and screening of 42 articles, 10 studies met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The articles included focused on a variety of SoMe forms, including two articles each on twitter, YouTube, smartphone apps, and Google search engine and one article on Google insights and Google analytics. Regarding patient centered advice, while two articles covered advice on dietary, fluid intake, and management options, two additional articles each covered advice on fluid advice and management options only, while no such advice was given by three of the SoMe published articles.
SoMe and search engines provide valuable information to patients with KSD. However, while the information provided regarding dietary aspects and fluid management was good, it was not comprehensive enough to include advice on other aspects of KSD prevention.
肾结石病（KSD）影响着全球数以百万计的人群，且其发病率呈上升趋势。社交媒体（SoMe）和搜索引擎的使用也在增加，同时也被患者用来研究自己的病情并帮助管理病情。考虑到这一点，许多作者都认为，SoMe 和搜索引擎可以被患者和医疗保健专业人员用来提高治疗依从性，并帮助肾结石等疾病的咨询和管理。我们想确定社交媒体和搜索引擎是否在肾结石病的管理和/或预防中发挥作用。
我们使用 MEDLINE、Embase、CINAHL、Scopus 和 Cochrane 图书馆等数据库，从成立到 2017 年 12 月搜索了相关的英文文献。根据纳入和排除标准，通过标题、摘要和全文筛选结果。然后，作者对数据进行了独立分析，这些作者未参与原始研究。
最初确定了 2137 条记录并筛选了 42 篇文章后，有 10 项研究符合纳入和排除标准。这些文章集中于各种形式的社交媒体，包括关于推特、YouTube、智能手机应用程序和谷歌搜索引擎的各两篇文章，以及关于谷歌洞察和谷歌分析的一篇文章。关于以患者为中心的建议，虽然有两篇文章涵盖了饮食、液体摄入和管理选项方面的建议，但另外两篇文章各涵盖了仅关于液体建议和管理选项的建议，而其他三篇社交媒体发布的文章没有提供此类建议。
社交媒体和搜索引擎为肾结石病患者提供了有价值的信息。然而，虽然提供的关于饮食和液体管理方面的信息很好，但还不够全面，不能包括肾结石病预防的其他方面的建议。
