Research Article
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) |
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1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: neutral; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree.
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