Table 3 Leading research purposes of the selected studies in this systematic review (n-44)
Study purposes | n = 44 |
|---|---|
Explore beliefs and attitudes regarding social media use and professional behaviours | 14 |
Quantify and evaluate professional digital media use | 7 |
Describe professional and personal information and activities, perceptions of online professional behavior and opinions on guidelines in this area. | 5 |
Examine the effects of an educational intervention to assess students’ change in social media use practices | 4 |
Determine educational use of Social media | 3 |
Identify and characterize the types of unprofessional and concomitant personal and institutional risks. | 3 |
Describe appropriate patient-physician relationship on social media. | 3 |
Describe the characteristics of professional/unprofessional online posts or tweets | 2 |
Describe perceptions of confidentiality, accountability, and e-professionalism | 2 |
Describe relationship between anonymity and professionalism | 1 |