Manciuc Carmen, Levandowski Brooke A, Muir Erin, Radulescu Amanda, Barbosu Monica, Dye Timothy D
a Department of Infectious Disease , Grigore T. Popa, University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Iași , Romania.
b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester , NY , USA.
Glob Health Action. 2018;11(1):1513445. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1513445.
The WHO/UNAIDS suggests that digital tools - such as social media and online training opportunities, can connect providers in difficult social and medical contexts to providers elsewhere for guidance, support, and advice. Social media is emerging as an innovative option for connecting clinicians together and for enhancing access to professional resources. In Romania, characterized by an atypical HIV/AIDS epidemic which is further challenged by a range of access complexities, it is unclear how often - and which kinds of - social media clinicians use to support clinical care. This study was conducted to ascertain social media use for clinical providers based in two regions of Romania (Transylvania and Moldavia) who face distance challenges that could potentially be alleviated by social media interaction. We used an online survey to understand what social media are currently popular and perceived to be useful for learning clinical information. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted. Providers indicated Facebook and WhatsApp were the most common social media platforms, with 62% and 45% reporting daily use, respectively. Providers who used one media platform were significantly more likely to use another social media platform (p < .05). These data are helpful for creating an online training platform on HIV/AIDS for Romanian clinical providers.
世界卫生组织/联合国艾滋病规划署建议，数字工具，如社交媒体和在线培训机会，可以将处于困难社会和医疗环境中的医疗服务提供者与其他地方的提供者联系起来，以获取指导、支持和建议。社交媒体正成为一种创新方式，用于将临床医生联系在一起，并增加获取专业资源的机会。在罗马尼亚，其艾滋病疫情具有非典型性，且面临一系列获取医疗服务的复杂问题，目前尚不清楚临床医生使用社交媒体支持临床护理的频率以及使用的社交媒体类型。本研究旨在确定罗马尼亚两个地区（特兰西瓦尼亚和摩尔多瓦）的临床医疗服务提供者使用社交媒体的情况，这些地区面临距离挑战，而社交媒体互动可能有助于缓解这些挑战。我们通过在线调查来了解当前哪些社交媒体很受欢迎以及被认为对学习临床信息有用。进行了描述性和双变量分析。医疗服务提供者表示，脸书和瓦次普是最常用的社交媒体平台，分别有62%和45%的人报告每天使用。使用一种媒体平台的医疗服务提供者使用另一种社交媒体平台的可能性显著更高（p < 0.05）。这些数据有助于为罗马尼亚临床医疗服务提供者创建一个关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的在线培训平台。
