Translating evidence to practice in the health professions: a randomized trial of Twitter vs Facebook

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 c...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2017-03, Vol.24 (2), p.403-408
Main Authors:	Tunnecliff, Jacqueline, Weiner, John, Gaida, James E, Keating, Jennifer L, Morgan, Prue, Ilic, Dragan, Clearihan, Lyn, Davies, David, Sadasivan, Sivalal, Mohanty, Patitapaban, Ganesh, Shankar, Reynolds, John, Maloney, Stephen
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Aged Attitude to Computers Biomedical Research Brief Communication Computer-Assisted Instruction Editor's Choice Education, Continuing Evidence-Based Practice Female Health Personnel - education Humans Male Middle Aged Musculoskeletal Diseases - therapy Social Media Surveys and Questionnaires Tendinopathy - therapy
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Summary:	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
ISSN:	1067-5027 1527-974X