The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists

Lavorgna, Luigi; Brigo, Francesco; Abbadessa, Gianmarco; Bucello, Sebastiano; Clerico, Marinella; Cocco, Eleonora; Iodice, Rosa; Lanzillo, Roberta; Leocani, Letizia; Lerario, Alberto; Moccia, Marcello; Padovani, Alessandro; Prosperini, Luca; Repice, Anna Maria; Stromillo, Maria Laura; Trojsi, Francesca; Mancardi, Gianluigi; Tedeschi, Gioacchino; Bonavita, Simona

doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00583

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“…The problem here is that source of the content on social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram etc.) is not inspected, most of them are not refereed or evidence-based [21,22]. Therefore, the content is not reliable.…”

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“…Therefore, the content is not reliable. In the study of Lavorgna et al (21), almost all physicians have encountered patients who had already made a self-diagnosis on the Internet before coming to see the doctors. The authors sets forth that physicians should warn their patients against incorrect/ unreliable information on the internet and recommend reliable online sources.…”

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“…The authors sets forth that physicians should warn their patients against incorrect/ unreliable information on the internet and recommend reliable online sources. Studies from the USA, England and Italy in the literature report that more than half of dentists use social media, but they use social media mostly for advertising/marketing rather than communicating with or informing their patients [21,23,24]. Arnett et al [25] showed that only 4.2% of the dental educators uploaded an informative video to YouTube.…”

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YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients

Çapan

2021

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Objective In recent years the social media offers a handy platform for patients who want to receive medical information. The aim of this study is to assess the content of YouTube as an information source on space maintainers and to evaluate the efficiency of videos by parents and patients. Methods and findings YouTube was searched for information using two keywords ‘space maintainer’ and ‘space maintainers in pediatric dentistry’. Two dentists reviewed the first 200 videos for each search term. After exclusions, 52 videos were included for analysis. Demographics of videos, including the type of source, date of upload, length, viewers’ interaction and viewing rate were evaluated. The overall usefulness of videos was scored according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Guideline based on 9-point scales. The mean usefulness score of evaluated videos was 4,4 ± 1,5 (range 1–8). There was a significant correlation between usefulness and video length (p<0,05). But there was no significant correlation between usefulness and other demographics. Most videos were uploaded by healthcare professionals (51.9%). Videos uploaded by individual users were less useful compared with videos uploaded by healthcare professionals or organizations. Most of the videos (88,5%) used representative images for visualizing. Conclusions YouTube videos about space maintainers are useful for parents only to understand and visualize their function. However, it does not provide sufficient information about adverse effects and types of them. Dentists should warn their patients that videos on the internet may contain incorrect and limited information.

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YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients

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2021

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“…Recently, social networks using smart device such as smartphones and tablet terminal have become widespread and indispensable tool for patients and neurologists [11,12]. Furthermore, it has been suggested that this digitization process may be accelerated in the stroke care after a global emergency represented by the COVID-19 pandemic [13].…”

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Communication-type smartphone application can contribute to reducing elapsed time to reperfusion therapy

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Background and objectives Communication-type medical smartphone applications enable text, neuroimaging, photos, and videos to be shared securely among the stroke team. Our aim was to investigate whether use of a smartphone application would shorten the duration from admission to reperfusion therapy in patients with hyper-acute ischemic stroke. Methods Enrolled were acute ischemic stroke patients who underwent reperfusion therapy (intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV t-PA) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT)) at our hospital between October 2012 and September 2018. We divided the patients into two groups based on the date of availability on smartphones of communication-type medical application: (1) Control group, conventional communication prior to September 2015, and (2) App group, communication via the smartphone app from October 2015 onwards. We compared door-to-image time (DIT), image-to-needle time (INT), door-to-needle time (DNT) for thrombolysis, and DIT, image-to-puncture time (IPT), and door-to-puncture time (DTP) for thrombectomy between the groups. Results We retrospectively enrolled 139 patients (68% male; median age, 69 years; median NIHSS score, 7) who were assigned into the App group (n = 86) and Control group (n = 53). Of the overall patients, 109 underwent IV t-PA (IV t-PA alone, 79 patients), and 63 underwent MT (MT alone, 30 patients), and 33 patients underwent combined IV t-PA and MT. There was no significant difference in DIT between the App and Control groups (23 min vs. 22 min, p = 0.493). DNT, DPT, INT, and IPT were significantly shorter in the App group than in the Control group (DNT, 62 min for the App group vs. 72 min for Control group, p = 0.038; INT, 42 vs. 48 min, p = 0.009; DPT, 106 vs. 129 min, p = 0.046; IPT, 89 vs. 117 min, p = 0.004). Conclusion The present findings indicate that communication-type medical smartphone apps have potential for shortening the time elapsed between admission and reperfusion therapy, especially INT and IPT.

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“…These barriers relate to training, technology issues, and acceptance by both health care practitioners and patients [ 10 ]. Indeed, a study that explored the views of health care practitioners (ie, neurologists) toward digital devices in clinical practice found that while the majority (95%) of the 405 participants used computers regularly at work, less than half (43.5%) used a tablet [ 11 ]. This suggests that one of the barriers to the uptake of technology may be acceptance from health care professionals.…”

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Implementation of Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor, and Treat Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review

Valentine¹,

Hall²,

Young³

et al. 2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background In response to COVID-19, there has been increasing momentum in telehealth development and delivery. To assess the anticipated exponential growth in telehealth, it is important to accurately capture how telehealth has been used in specific mental health fields prior to the pandemic. Objective This systematic review aimed to highlight how telehealth has been used with clinical samples in the neurodevelopmental field, including patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), their families, and health care professionals. To identify which technologies show the greatest potential for implementation into health services, we evaluated technologies for effectiveness, economic impact, and readiness for clinical adoption. Methods A systematic search of literature was undertaken in April 2018 and updated until December 2019, by using the Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, and PsycInfo databases. Extracted data included the type of technology, how the technology was used (ie, assessment, treatment, and monitoring), participant characteristics, reported outcomes and authors’ views on clinical effectiveness, user impact (ie, feasibility and acceptability), economic impact, and readiness for clinic adoption. A quality review of the research was performed in accordance with the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Levels of Evidence. Results A total of 42 studies met the inclusion criteria. These studies included participants and family members with autism spectrum disorders (21/42, 50%), attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (8/42, 19%), attention deficit hyperactivity or autism spectrum disorders (3/42, 7%), communication disorders (7/42, 17%), and tic disorders (2/42, 5%). The focus of most studies (33/42, 79%) was on treatment, rather than assessment (4/42, 10%) or monitoring (5/42, 12%). Telehealth services demonstrated promise for being clinically effective, predominantly in relation to diagnosing and monitoring NDDs. In terms of NDD treatment, telehealth services were usually equivalent to control groups. There was some evidence of positive user and economic impacts, including increased service delivery efficiency (eg, increased treatment availability and decreased waiting times). However, these factors were not widely recorded across the studies. Telehealth was demonstrated to be cost-effective in the few studies that considered cost-effectiveness. Study quality varied, as many studies had small sample sizes and inadequate control groups. Of the 42 studies, only 11 (26%) were randomized controlled trials, 12 (29%) were case studies or case series, 6 (14%) were qualitative studies, and 5 (12%) were noncomparative trials. Conclusions Telehealth has the potential to increase treatment availability, decrease diagnosis waiting times, and aid in NDD monitoring. Further research with more robust and adequately powered study designs that consider cost-effe...

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The Use of Social Media and Digital Devices Among Italian Neurologists

Abstract: 4 on behalf of the study group on "Digital technologies, web and social media" of the Italian Neurological Society

Cited by 21 publications

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YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients

YouTube as a source of information on space maintainers for parents and patients

Communication-type smartphone application can contribute to reducing elapsed time to reperfusion therapy

Implementation of Telehealth Services to Assess, Monitor, and Treat Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Systematic Review

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