{"id":332,"date":"2019-11-27T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/?p=332"},"modified":"2020-05-14T04:48:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T04:48:44","slug":"social-media-a-driving-path-to-improve-health-literacy-in-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/27\/social-media-a-driving-path-to-improve-health-literacy-in-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media-A driving path to improve health literacy in people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/onlinemedicalwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/social-media-for-health-literact-icme-v2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Social media is\nincreasing means to connect, exchange, and improve knowledge by empowering\nindividuals to self-manage their health. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Studenic and the team has conducted a study to\ndetermine the perspective of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) on\nusing social media health-related purposes in managing their condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study included 992 participants from 56 countries. The\nparticipants mostly fall between the age of 35 to 54 years. All the\nparticipants were advised to fill a questionnaire online. The questionnaire was co-designed in\nEnglish by rheumatologists and patient research partners, which was translated\ninto&nbsp;various languages, including German, Italian, Spanish, Russian,\nFrench, and Portuguese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About\n86% of participants answered 25 out of 31 questions and were included in the\nanalyses. The participants started to connect with other people with the same\nmedical condition. This platform was much utilized for seeking medical\ninformation, knowing the treatment options, and exchanging experiences. Overall,\n60% of participants have reported a good or very good experience with the use\nof social media. Among various social media platforms, Facebook, Google, and\nYouTube were the top platforms for health-related purposes, then followed by\nInstagram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based\non the results, the study concluded that the use of social media for\nhealth-related purposes is widespread among RMDs patients.\nIt mainly serves as a means to connect with people who have a similar\nconditionand empowers individuals in self-management of their health condition.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studenic P, Stones S, Alunno A, Ritschl V, Nikiphorou E.\nAB1233 People with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases connect and learn\nabout health-related issues using social media. <em>Annals of the Rheumatic diseases<\/em>. 2019; 78 (2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media is increasing means to connect, exchange, and improve knowledge by empowering individuals to self-manage their health. Paul Studenic and the team has conducted a study to determine the perspective of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) on using social media health-related purposes in managing their condition. 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