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

Table 4

Perception of social media use in translation of research evidence into clinical practice among study participants (n=183).

Statements	Median(IQR)
Use of social media is unprofessional	2(2,3)
Social media usage will require additional training which limits its usage	3(2,4)
Social media poses a threat to privacy and copyright issues	4(3,4)
Social media facilitates multicultural forum for discussion on research evidence	4(3,4)
Social media jargons are difficult to understand	3(2,4)
Social media usage is age bound	2(2,4)
Social media enables availability of wide range of evidence over a shorter span of time	4(4,4)
Social media use poses legal consequences	3(3,4)
Social media cannot replace face to face interaction	4(3,4)

1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: neutral; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree.