Research Article

Perception among Healthcare Professionals of the Use of Social Media in Translating Research Evidence into Clinical Practice in Mangalore

Table 2

Social media usage pattern in research among study participants (n=183).

Pattern of usagen

Social media usage among study participants178(97.3)

Social media usage among study participants for research translation116(63.4)

Social media platform used among study participants for research translationā€‰

YouTube71(38.8)

WhatsApp70(38.3)

Facebook53(29)

LinkedIn33(18.0)

Blogs27(14.8)

Instagram22(12)

Pinterest19(10.4)

Quora16(8.7)

Twitter13(7.1)

Microblogs10(5.5)

Hike messenger6(3.3)

Digg5(2.7)

Reddit4(2.2)

Connotea3(1.6)

Tumblr3(1.6)

Snapchat3(1.6)

Others3(1.6)