Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 1;37(4):328-335. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000742.
Social media use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their respective providers continues to increase, promoting disease awareness and scholarship. In this review article, we summarize the current literature regarding social media use and IBD, discuss both the patient and physician perspective, and provide guidance to avoid commonly encountered pitfalls.
Patients and providers commonly rely on social media to share medical information, advocate for improved IBD care, and to network and collaborate on common research interests. This shift from more traditional formats of education and networking continues to grow exponentially, and even more rapidly so during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social media use in the IBD community will continue to grow and lead to further innovation. Providers should be aware of social media as a valuable tool for their patients and themselves.
炎症性肠病（IBD）患者及其相应的提供者对社交媒体的使用持续增加，促进了疾病的认识和学术研究。在这篇综述文章中，我们总结了目前关于社交媒体使用和 IBD 的文献，讨论了患者和医生的观点，并提供了指导，以避免常见的陷阱。
患者和提供者通常依赖社交媒体来分享医学信息、倡导改善 IBD 护理，并在共同的研究兴趣上进行网络和合作。这种从更传统的教育和网络形式的转变仍在呈指数级增长，在 COVID-19 大流行期间更是如此迅速。
IBD 社区的社交媒体使用将继续增长，并带来进一步的创新。提供者应该意识到社交媒体是他们自己和患者的宝贵工具。
