Table 1 Constructs of digital professionalism and their definitions
Constructs | Definitions |
|---|---|
1. Privacy settings | Part of social networking website or internet browser that allows one to control who can have access to personal information or see the content posted |
2. Self-anonymity | A condition in which the identity of healthcare professionals is not known to others |
3. Maintaining Confidentiality | Limit the disclosure of a patient’s identity and any data entrusted to professionals during assessment, diagnosis, and treatment and protect it against unauthorized access |
4. Maintaining Boundaries | Ability to recognize and draw a line between a professional and a personal relationship |
5. Conflict of Interest | A situation in which a healthcare professional is at risk of acting in a biased way because of personal, commercial, or financial interests |
6. Accountability | Extent to which healthcare professionals are answerable to patients, colleagues, employers and society for their behaviour, judgement, and decisions |
7. Respect for Colleagues | Treating co-workers and colleagues with respect, kindness, courtesy, and politeness |
8. Ethics | Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conduct of an activity |