Research Article
Perception among Healthcare Professionals of the Use of Social Media in Translating Research Evidence into Clinical Practice in Mangalore
Table 5
Barriers and facilitators in social media use in translation of research evidence into clinical practices among study participants (n=184).
| Barriers | Median(IQR) |
| Time consuming | 3(2,4) |
| Privacy concerns | 4(4,4) |
| Concerns of unprofessional behavior | 4(3,4) |
| Cannot reach my target audience | 3(3,4) |
| Lack of reliability | 4(3,4) |
| Lack of research evidence availability | 3(2,4) |
| Information overload | 4(3,4) |
| Lack of training to use social media | 3(2,4) |
| Impose threat to my career | 3(2,3) |
| Lack of accessibility | 3(2,4) |
| Facilitators | ā |
| No training needed | 4(3,4) |
| Easily accessible | 4(4,4) |
| Less cost required for usage | 4(3,4) |
| Open access with free available resource | 4(4,4) |
| Authenticated resource availability/acceptability | 3(2,4) |
| Availability of a professional forum | 4(3,4) |
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1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: neutral; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree.
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