Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2021 May;149:38-50. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.135. Epub 2021 Feb 5.
Social media has been used increasingly in neurosurgery by individuals. We aimed to identify demographics and preferences of social media use, describe the scope of social media use, and characterize its utility.
A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases. Titles and abstracts from articles identified in the search were read and selected for full-text review. Studies meeting prespecified inclusion criteria were reviewed in full and analyzed for relevant data.
Of 431 resultant articles, 29 were included. Patients and caregivers most commonly used Facebook and Twitter, whereas nearly 50% of neurosurgeons used LinkedIn and Doximity. Patient and caregiver users of social media tended to be <35 years old. Content of posts varied from requesting/providing information (∼40%) to seeking emotional support/forming connections (∼30%). A total of 20.6% of videos were irrelevant to clinical neurosurgery. Factual accuracy of most videos was poor to inadequate. Social media use was associated with greater academic impact for neurosurgical departments and journals. Posts with photos and videos and weekend posts generated 1.2-2 times greater engagement.
Patients and caregivers who use social media are typically younger than 35 years old and commonly use Facebook or Twitter. Neurosurgeons prefer Doximity and LinkedIn. Social media yields information regarding common symptoms and uncovers novel symptoms. Videos are poor-to-inadequate quality and often irrelevant to clinical neurosurgery. Optimizing social media use will augment the exchange of ideas regarding clinical practice and research and empower patients and caregivers.
社交媒体在神经外科领域的应用日益广泛，个体对此的应用也逐渐增多。本研究旨在明确社交媒体使用的人群特征和偏好，描述其使用范围，并分析其作用。
本研究通过PubMed、Embase 和 Scopus 数据库进行了系统回顾。对检索出的文章的标题和摘要进行阅读，并选择全文进行审查。符合预设纳入标准的研究进行了全面审查，并对相关数据进行了分析。
在 431 篇文章中，有 29 篇被纳入研究。患者和家属最常使用 Facebook 和 Twitter，而近 50%的神经外科医生使用 LinkedIn 和 Doximity。社交媒体的患者和家属用户通常年龄小于 35 岁。帖子的内容从提供/请求信息（约 40%）到寻求情感支持/建立联系（约 30%）不等。有 20.6%的视频与临床神经外科无关。大多数视频的准确性较差或不充分。社交媒体的使用与神经外科科室和期刊的学术影响力增加相关。带有照片和视频的帖子以及周末发布的帖子的参与度增加了 1.2-2 倍。
使用社交媒体的患者和家属通常年龄小于 35 岁，且常使用 Facebook 或 Twitter。神经外科医生更喜欢使用 Doximity 和 LinkedIn。社交媒体提供了有关常见症状的信息，并揭示了新的症状。视频的质量较差，且通常与临床神经外科无关。优化社交媒体的使用将增强关于临床实践和研究的想法交流，并赋予患者和家属权力。
