Instagram and Seizure: Knowledge, Access, and Perception of Circulating Information on the Internet.
access
circulating information
epilepsy
instagram
internet
knowledge
perception
seizure
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
accepted:
10
07
2023
medline:
14
8
2023
pubmed:
14
8
2023
entrez:
14
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Social media has many advantages as a tool in the healthcare industry. On the other hand, the disadvantages of using social media to obtain data include the unequal quality of uncontrolled and unchecked content. Our study aimed to assess the accuracy of the information on epilepsy or issues relevant to epilepsy observed on social media. A semi-structured online questionnaire was employed, which incorporated a reliability index and a global quality index. Five different hashtags were used to obtain the Instagram posts, i.e., #seizure, #seizures, #seizuredisorder, #seizureawareness, and #seizurefree. A total of 431 Instagram posts related to seizures were collected, of which 76.8% contained true information. Moreover, 6.3% of the total posts (n = 27) contained promotional content. The data were then divided into groups A and B based on their involvement in active patient care. Statistically, group A posts had more correct information being circulated when compared to group B (p = 0.000387). Group A posts also had a statistically significant higher mean global quality score (p = 0.0033). This current study provides a comprehensive reference on the usage of social media in epilepsy to assess the veracity of the information on epilepsy and related topics.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37575724
doi: 10.7759/cureus.41664
pmc: PMC10412441
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e41664Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Popoola-Samuel et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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