Translating Evidence Into Practice via Social Media: A Mixed-Methods Study

Approximately 80% of research evidence relevant to clinical practice never reaches the clinicians delivering patient care. A key barrier for the translation of evidence into practice is the limited time and skills clinicians have to find and appraise emerging evidence. Social media may provide a bri...

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Published in:	Journal of medical Internet research 2015-10, Vol.17 (10), p.e242-e242
Main Authors:	Maloney, Stephen, Tunnecliff, Jacqueline, Morgan, Prue, Gaida, Jamie E, Clearihan, Lyn, Sadasivan, Sivalal, Davies, David, Ganesh, Shankar, Mohanty, Patitapaban, Weiner, John, Reynolds, John, Ilic, Dragan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Analysis Behavioural changes Care and treatment Clinical medicine Clinical research Collaboration Efficacy Electronic evidence Evidence-based medicine Evidence-based practice Evidence-Based Practice - standards Female Health Personnel Health services Health status Humans Information management Internal medicine Knowledge Likert scale Male Medical Informatics Medical personnel Medical research Methods Open access publishing Original Paper Patients Professional attitudes Professional development Professional education Social development Social media Social Media - statistics & numerical data Social networks Systematic review Telemedicine - statistics & numerical data Translation United States User behavior
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Summary:	Approximately 80% of research evidence relevant to clinical practice never reaches the clinicians delivering patient care. A key barrier for the translation of evidence into practice is the limited time and skills clinicians have to find and appraise emerging evidence. Social media may provide a bridge between health researchers and health service providers. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of social media as an educational medium to effectively translate emerging research evidence into clinical practice. The study used a mixed-methods approach. Evidence-based practice points were delivered via social media platforms. The primary outcomes of attitude, knowledge, and behavior change were assessed using a preintervention/postintervention evaluation, with qualitative data gathered to contextualize the findings. Data were obtained from 317 clinicians from multiple health disciplines, predominantly from the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, India, and Malaysia. The participants reported an overall improvement in attitudes toward social media for professional development (P
ISSN:	1438-8871 1439-4456 1438-8871