TY - JOUR
T1 - Translating evidence to practice in the health professions: A randomized trial of Twitter vs Facebook
AU - Tunnecliff, Jacqueline
AU - Weiner, John
AU - GAIDA, Jamie
AU - Keating, Jennifer
AU - Ilic, Dragan
AU - Clearihan, Lynette
AU - Davies, David
AU - Sadasivan, Sivalal
AU - Mohanty, Patitapaban
AU - Ganesh, S. R.
AU - Reynolds, John
AU - Maloney, Stephen
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - Objective: Our objective was to compare the change in research informed knowledge of health professionals and their intended practice following exposure to research information delivered by either Twitter or Facebook. Methods: This open label comparative design study randomized health professional clinicians to receive "practice points" on tendinopathy management via Twitter or Facebook. Evaluated outcomes included knowledge change and self-reported changes to clinical practice. Results: Four hundred and ninety-four participants were randomized to 1 of 2 groups and 317 responders analyzed. Both groups demonstrated improvements in knowledge and reported changes to clinical practice. There was no statistical difference between groups for the outcomes of knowledge change (P=.728), changes to clinical practice (P=.11) or the increased use of research information (P=.89). Practice points were shared more by the Twitter group (P
AB - Objective: Our objective was to compare the change in research informed knowledge of health professionals and their intended practice following exposure to research information delivered by either Twitter or Facebook. Methods: This open label comparative design study randomized health professional clinicians to receive "practice points" on tendinopathy management via Twitter or Facebook. Evaluated outcomes included knowledge change and self-reported changes to clinical practice. Results: Four hundred and ninety-four participants were randomized to 1 of 2 groups and 317 responders analyzed. Both groups demonstrated improvements in knowledge and reported changes to clinical practice. There was no statistical difference between groups for the outcomes of knowledge change (P=.728), changes to clinical practice (P=.11) or the increased use of research information (P=.89). Practice points were shared more by the Twitter group (P
KW - Communication
KW - Computer-assisted instruction
KW - Education
KW - Evidence-based practice
KW - Professional
KW - Social media
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/translating-evidence-practice-health-professions-randomized-trial-twitter-vs-facebook
U2 - 10.1093/jamia/ocw085
DO - 10.1093/jamia/ocw085
M3 - Article
SN - 1067-5027
VL - 24
SP - 403
EP - 408
JO - Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
IS - 2
ER -