Department of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
ESMO Open. 2021 Apr;6(2):100104. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100104. Epub 2021 Apr 7.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of modern-day oncology, including how stakeholders communicate through social media. We surveyed oncology stakeholders in order to assess their attitudes pertaining to social media and how it has been affected during the pandemic.
A 40-item survey was distributed to stakeholders from 8 July to 22 July 2020 and was promoted through the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the OncoAlert Network.
One thousand and seventy-six physicians and stakeholders took part in the survey. In total, 57.3% of respondents were medical oncologists, 50.6% aged <40 years, 50.8% of female gender and mostly practicing in Europe (51.5%). More than 90% of respondents considered social media a useful tool for distributing scientific information and for education. Most used social media to stay up to date on cancer care in general (62.5%) and cancer care during COVID-19 (61%) given the constant flow of information. Respondents also used social media to interact with other oncologists (78.8%) and with patients (34.4%). Overall, 61.1% of respondents were satisfied with the role that social media was playing during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, 41.1% of respondents reported trouble in discriminating between credible and less credible information and 30% stated social networks were a source of stress. For this reason, one-third of respondents reduced its use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding meeting attendance, a total of 59.1% of responding physicians preferred in-person meetings to virtual ones, and 51.8% agreed that virtual meetings and social distancing could hamper effective collaboration.
Social media has a useful role in supporting cancer care and professional engagement in oncology. Although one-third of respondents reported reduced use of social media due to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority found social media useful to keep up to date and were satisfied with the role social media was playing during the pandemic.
COVID-19 大流行影响了现代肿瘤学的各个方面，包括利益相关者通过社交媒体进行沟通的方式。我们调查了肿瘤学利益相关者，以评估他们对社交媒体的态度以及大流行期间社交媒体的使用情况。
2020 年 7 月 8 日至 22 日，向利益相关者分发了一份包含 40 个项目的调查，通过欧洲肿瘤内科学会（ESMO）和 OncoAlert 网络进行推广。
共有 1076 名医生和利益相关者参与了调查。总体而言，57.3%的受访者为肿瘤内科医生，50.6%年龄<40 岁，50.8%为女性，主要在欧洲（51.5%）行医。超过 90%的受访者认为社交媒体是分发科学信息和教育的有用工具。由于信息不断流动，大多数人使用社交媒体了解癌症护理的最新信息（62.5%）和 COVID-19 期间的癌症护理（61%）。受访者还使用社交媒体与其他肿瘤学家（78.8%）和患者（34.4%）互动。总体而言，61.1%的受访者对社交媒体在 COVID-19 大流行期间发挥的作用感到满意。另一方面，41.1%的受访者表示难以辨别可信和不可信的信息，30%的受访者表示社交网络是压力的来源。出于这个原因，三分之一的受访者在 COVID-19 大流行期间减少了使用社交媒体。关于会议出席情况，共有 59.1%的肿瘤学医生更喜欢面对面会议而不是虚拟会议，51.8%的人认为虚拟会议和社交距离会妨碍有效的协作。
社交媒体在支持癌症护理和肿瘤学专业参与方面发挥了有用的作用。尽管三分之一的受访者表示由于 COVID-19 大流行期间的压力而减少了对社交媒体的使用，但大多数人认为社交媒体有助于了解最新信息，并对社交媒体在大流行期间的作用感到满意。
