Research Article
Physicians’ Attitude towards The Use of Social Media for Professional Purposes in Saudi Arabia
Table 2
Questions and responses about the type and ways of using social media (
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| Questions | | % |
| Which social media do you use at least once a week? | Facebook | 89 | 37.9 | YouTube | 84 | 35.7 | Twitter | 81 | 34.5 | Google+ | 42 | 17.9 | Research gate | 23 | 9.8 | LinkedIn | 18 | 7.7 | Instagram | 14 | 5.9 |
| How many hours do you use social media per day? | Never | 3 | 1.3 | 0–1 | 69 | 29.4 | 2–3 | 107 | 45.5 | 4–6 | 36 | 15.6 | More than 6 | 20 | 8.5 |
| As a physician do you interact with patients via email or social media? | Yes | 77 | 32.7 | No | 158 | 67.3 |
| Which type of online media does your work place currently have for patient to access? | Website | 52 | 22.1 | Text message | 109 | 46.4 | Instagram | 5 | 2.1 | Facebook | 12 | 5.1 | Others | 49 | 24.3 |
| Do you ever discuss internet or social media usage with your patients? | Yes | 100 | 42.5 | No | 135 | 57.5 |
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