Key result
Cardiovascular Facebook group enables near-real-time clinical networking with a median ~16-minute response time.
Observational (n=298)
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To examine the use of online social networking for cardiovascular care using Facebook. All posts and comments in a Facebook group between June 2011 and May 2012 were reviewed, and a survey was conducted. A total of 298 members participated. Of the 277 wall posts, 26.7% were question posts requesting rapid replies, and 50.5% were interesting cases shared with other members. The median response time for the question posts was 16 min (IQR 8-47), which tended to decrease as more members joined the group. Many members (37.4%) accessed the group more than once a day, and more than half (64%) monitored the group posts in real time with automatic notifications of new posts. Most members expressed confidence in the content posted. Facebook enables online social networking between physicians in near-real time and appears to be a useful tool for physicians to share clinical experience and request assistance in decision-making.
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Kim et al. (2013) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular care (n=298). Facebook online social networking group was evaluated on Use of Facebook for cardiovascular care (post characteristics and response times). A Facebook group for cardiovascular care facilitated near-real-time physician networking with a median response time of 16 min (IQR 8-47) for clinical questions.
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