Abstract:Background:Social media is widely used these days and has the capacity to distribute information widely and rapidly to a large audience. Twitter is a popular social network site with hundreds of millions of users and over 500 million Tweets being sent each day. Patients commonly receive information about their condition from social media sites including Twitter. Patient education plays an important role in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The role of Twitter a… Show more
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