BJSM social media contributes to health policy rethink: a physical activity success story in Hertfordshire

Weiler, Richard; Neyndorff, Christine

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091945

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“…We excluded 530 articles at the full-text screening phase for the following reasons: not an intervention of interest ( n = 148), not about public health policy ( n = 155), not an outcome of interest ( n = 164), and not the design of interest ( n = 63). Additional file 2 provides detailed descriptions of the 11 case studies [30–40]. We provide below the characteristics and results of the 10 evaluation studies [41–50].…”

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Using media to impact health policy-making: an integrative systematic review

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IntroductionMedia interventions can potentially play a major role in influencing health policies. This integrative systematic review aimed to assess the effects of planned media interventions—including social media—on the health policy-making process.MethodsEligible study designs included randomized and non-randomized designs, economic studies, process evaluation studies, stakeholder analyses, qualitative methods, and case studies. We electronically searched Medline, EMBASE, Communication and Mass Media Complete, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the WHO Global Health Library. We followed standard systematic review methodology for study selection, data abstraction, and risk of bias assessment.ResultsTwenty-one studies met our eligibility criteria: 10 evaluation studies using either quantitative (n = 7) or qualitative (n = 3) designs and 11 case studies. None of the evaluation studies were on social media. The findings of the evaluation studies suggest that media interventions may have a positive impact when used as accountability tools leading to prioritizing and initiating policy discussions, as tools to increase policymakers’ awareness, as tools to influence policy formulation, as awareness tools leading to policy adoption, and as awareness tools to improve compliance with laws and regulations. In one study, media-generated attention had a negative effect on policy advocacy as it mobilized opponents who defeated the passage of the bills that the media intervention advocated for. We judged the confidence in the available evidence as limited due to the risk of bias in the included studies and the indirectness of the evidence.ConclusionThere is currently a lack of reliable evidence to guide decisions on the use of media interventions to influence health policy-making. Additional and better-designed, conducted, and reported primary research is needed to better understand the effects of media interventions, particularly social media, on health policy-making processes, and the circumstances under which media interventions are successful.Trial registrationPROSPERO 2015:CRD42015020243 Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13012-017-0581-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Using media to impact health policy-making: an integrative systematic review

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“…The most common benefit relating to organisational communication was that using social media as a tool within health service design and QI activities improves the efficiency of communication [ 37 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 62 , 63 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 77 , 80 , 82 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 92 , 95 ]. Communication efficiency was improved through increasing the speed of communication [ 41 , 42 , 45 , 54 , 57 , 62 , 63 , 69 , 73 , 82 , 92 ], reducing barriers to face-to-face communication (such as people being in different locations or doing shift work) [ 37 , 85 , 86 , 92 ], and increasing the number of people reached [ 40 , 42 , 45 , 46 ...…”

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“…Improves the quality of information gathered or shared. Social media was seen to improve the quality of information gathered or shared by organisations [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 54 , 63 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 73 , 75 , 76 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 90 , 95 ]. The information gathered from social media relating to QI and service design was viewed as richer and more authentic than information gathered through other methods [ 46 , 49 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 73 , 85 ], and social media was perceived to be a good source of additional qualitative information which added context to quantitative performance data [ 65 ].…”

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“…The information gathered from social media relating to QI and service design was viewed as richer and more authentic than information gathered through other methods [ 46 , 49 , 66 , 68 , 69 , 73 , 85 ], and social media was perceived to be a good source of additional qualitative information which added context to quantitative performance data [ 65 ]. In the context of health policy development, social media was viewed as a good tool for gathering a broad understanding of issues impacting health policy development or change [ 47 , 48 , 56 , 64 , 75 , 84 , 90 , 95 ].…”

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The Experiences of Stakeholders Using Social Media as a Tool for Health Service Design and Quality Improvement: A Scoping Review

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Hyett

Juniper

et al. 2022

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Background: Health organisations and stakeholders use social media for a range of functions, including engaging stakeholders in the design and quality improvement (QI) of services. Social media may help overcome some of the limitations of traditional stakeholder engagement methods. This scoping review explores the benefits, risks, barriers and enablers for using social media as a tool for stakeholder engagement in health service design and QI. Methods: The searches were conducted on 16 August 2022. Inclusion criteria were: studies of any health service stakeholders, in any health setting, where social media was used as a tool for service design or QI. Data was analysed using deductive content analysis. A committee of stakeholders provided input on research questions, data analysis and key findings. Results: 61 studies were included. Benefits included improved organisational communication and relationship building. Risks/limitations included low quality of engagement and harms to users. Limited access and familiarity with social media were frequently reported barriers. Making discussions safe and facilitating access were common enablers. Conclusion: The benefits, risks, barriers and enablers identified highlight the complexity of social media as an engagement tool for health service design and QI. Understanding these experiences may help implementers design more effective social media-based engagement activities.

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“…Given how social media has become a normal part of society (and sport), it is suggested that sports clinicians embrace the media as it has the potential to enhance their practice4 and in some cases can be used to effectively deliver healthcare interventions5 and even change public health policy 6. However, it is important that clinicians are aware of the appropriate use of social media, and steps to encourage social media education for clinicians in other areas of healthcare7 should be adopted by sports medicine.…”

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