Pins and PNES: Systematic content analysis of Pinterest for information on psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES)

Healthcare practitioners’ views of social media as an educational resource

“…With nurses being the largest group healthcare members who responded to this survey, this could also explain why Pinterest1 was in the top group of social media platforms used for healthcare education since nursing responded to using Pinterest1 the most (60%) out of the practitioners. One study analyzing the accuracy of information on Pinterest1 for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) found 87.7% of the 57 pins analyzed reporting at least one factor indicative of PNES [42] Pinterest1 has also aided nursing faculty in preparation and educational activities [43]. Targeting social media platforms like Twitter1 and Pinterest1 in future studies may be beneficial to analyze potential correlation between frequency of social media use and use for educational purposes.…”