Fundação Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Programa de Pós Graduação em Informática, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro PPGI/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Work. 2020;67(3):721-732. doi: 10.3233/WOR-203321.
Health crises occur both regionally and globally. Online social networks are widely used technical resources that allow users to share large amounts of information with increasing reach and velocity. Thus, the capacity of spreading information about epidemics through social media allows members of a population and health professionals or agencies to collaborate.
This study presents results obtained in an integrative review, including examples of how social media enabled collaboration in health surveillance to treat the epidemies of Dengue, Zika, and H1N1. The literature review covers studies published between 2009 and 2017.
The studies reviewed indicate that social media interactions are tools for the rapid dissemination of information. These networks operate at low cost and allow information to reach audiences in need of information and who otherwise would not receive it. Social media allowed researchers to monitor evolving epidemics and obtain epidemiological data useful for decision-making in health surveillance.
Despite the widespread use of social networks, there are opportunities for improvement, especially in technology for treatment.
健康危机在区域和全球范围内都时有发生。在线社交网络是广泛使用的技术资源，允许用户以越来越高的速度和范围分享大量信息。因此，通过社交媒体传播有关传染病的信息的能力使人群成员和卫生专业人员或机构能够进行协作。
本研究介绍了综合审查的结果，包括社交媒体如何支持登革热、寨卡和 H1N1 等传染病监测中的协作的示例。文献综述涵盖了 2009 年至 2017 年期间发表的研究。
所审查的研究表明，社交媒体互动是快速传播信息的工具。这些网络的运营成本低廉，允许信息传播到需要信息的受众，否则他们将无法获得这些信息。社交媒体使研究人员能够监测不断演变的传染病，并获得有助于传染病监测决策的流行病学数据。
尽管社交网络得到了广泛的应用，但仍有改进的机会，特别是在治疗技术方面。
