scholarly journals The Use of Social Media by State Tobacco Control Programs to Promote Smoking Cessation: A Cross-Sectional Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C Duke ◽  
Heather Hansen ◽  
Annice E Kim ◽  
Laurel Curry ◽  
Jane Allen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Promote Smoking Cessation ◽  
Use Of Social Media

scholarly journals Attitudes of Health Professional Educators Toward the Use of Social Media as a Teaching Tool: Global Cross-Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karan D'Souza ◽  
Lucy Henningham ◽  
Runyu Zou ◽  
Jessica Huang ◽  
Elizabeth O'Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Use Of Social Media

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Social Media Approaches to Recruiting Young Adult Cigarillo Smokers: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/12619 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. e12619 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cavallo ◽  
Rock Lim ◽  
Karen Ishler ◽  
Maria Pagano ◽  
Rachel Perovsek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Recruitment ◽  
Youth And Young Adults ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Background The prevalence of social media use among youth and young adults suggests it is an appropriate platform for study recruitment from this population. Previous studies have examined the use of social media for recruitment, but few have compared platforms, and none, to our knowledge, have attempted to recruit cigarillo users. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different social media platforms and advertisement images for recruiting cigarillo users aged 14-28 years to complete a cigarillo use survey. Methods We obtained objective data for advertisement impressions for a 39-week social media recruitment campaign. Advertisements were targeted to users based on their age, geography, and interests. Effectiveness was defined as the percentage of approved surveys per advertising impression. Chi-square tests were performed to compare the effectiveness of different advertisement images and platforms. Results Valid survey completers (n=1089) were predominately older (25-28 years old, n=839, 77%). Of the 1089 survey completers, 568 (52%) identified as male, 335 (31%) as African American, and 196 (18%) as Hispanic. Advertisements delivered via Facebook/Instagram were more effective than Twitter; 311/1,027,738 (0.03%) vs 661/2,998,715 (0.02%); χ21=21.45, N=4,026,453); P<.001. Across platforms, ads featuring exclusively an image of cigarillos were more effective (397/682,994, 0.06%) than ads with images of individuals smoking (254/1,308,675, 0.02%), individuals not smoking (239/1,393,134, .02%), and groups not smoking (82/641,650, 0.01%); χ23133.73, N=4,026,453; P<.001. Conclusions The campaign was effective in recruiting a diverse sample representative of relevant racial/ethnic categories. Advertisements on Facebook were more effective than Twitter. Advertisements that featured an image of a cigarillo were consistently the most effective and should be considered by others recruiting cigarillo users via social media.

scholarly journals The use of social media among saudi ophthalmologists: A descriptive cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
AdiMohammed Al Owaifeer ◽  
Omar Al Abbasi ◽  
Abdulaziz Al Taisan ◽  
BaderS Alqahtani ◽  
Khalid Alburayk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Use Of Social Media

scholarly journals Perception of adults toward electronic cigarettes: a cross-sectional study from Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna Barakat ◽  
Areej M. Assaf ◽  
Raja’a Al-Qudah ◽  
Samar Thiab ◽  
Manar Alhamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Almost All

Abstract Introduction: The rate of Jordanian tobacco smokers has been reported to be one of the highest rates in the world. The electronic cigarette (E-cig) has become an option, or an alternative, to tobacco cigarette smoking. This study was aimed to measure the perception of Jordanian adults toward E-cig use. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. A self-administered survey was developed and validated to solicit anonymous responses from the study participants. A convenience sample (n = 984) was recruited electronically through social media platforms. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were completed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: More than half of the participants (53%) were females, and almost all participants had heard about E-cig (99.2%), mainly from their friends (40%) and social media (34.5%). About half of the participants were nonsmokers and around one-third of them (33.1%) were current E-cig users. The majority of the participating E-cig users had replaced tobacco with E-cig (56.4%)/All the E-cig users reported positive beliefs toward the E-cig as a safer alternative for tobacco smoking. About 45% of participants believed that the E-cig is helpful in tobacco smoking cessation, but should be highly regulated. Conclusion: This study illustrated a significant prevalence of E-cig usage among Jordanian adults. E-cig users perceived E-cig as a safer and cheaper alternative to tobacco smoking and that it helps in tobacco smoking cessation. However, health awareness campaigns are needed for the entire Jordanian community about E-cig use, related emerging health findings, and how to promote tobacco smoking cessation.

scholarly journals ANALISIS HUBUNGAN PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DENGAN KUALITAS TIDUR PADA REMAJA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Kezia Woran ◽  
Rina M Kundre ◽  
Ferlan A Pondaag
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Abstract: Social media is an online platform through internet-based applications and most of the users are Adolescents. Adolescent habits of spending a long time using social media caused disruption of rest and sleep patterns resulting poor quality of sleepr. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the usage of social media and sleep quality of Adolescents in grade XI Mathematics and Sciences State Senior High School 1 Langowan. This study used descriptive analytic with Cross Sectional Study approach. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with a total sample of 80 Adolescents. The Result of statistical test studies using the Fisher Exact test and obtained a significant value ρ = 0,000 < α = 0.05. This study concluded there was a relationship between the use of social media and sleep quality in adolescents in class XI Mathematics and Sciences State Senior High School 1 Langowan. This study recommend that adolescents will be able to reduce the use of social media and be able to manage the rest and sleep patterns, for schools and parents to continue watching and educating adolescents in using social media. Key Words : Social Media, Sleep Quality, Adolescents Abstrak: Media sosial merupakan sebuah media online melalui aplikasi berbasis internet dan untuk pengguna terbanyak adalah remaja. Kebiasaan remaja menghabiskan waktu yang cukup lama untuk menggunakan media sosial mengakibatkan terganggunya pola istirahat dan tidur sehingga kualitas tidur menjadi buruk. Tujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan Penggunaan  media sosial dengan Kualitas tidur pada remaja di kelas XI Matematika Ilmu Alam (MIA) SMA N 1 Langowan. Desain Penelitian yang digunakan yaitu Deskriptif Analitik dengan pendekatan Cross Sectional Study. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan Purposive Sampling dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 80 remaja. Hasil Penelitian uji statistik menggunakan uji Fisher Exact dan didapatkan nilai signifikan ρ Value = 0,000 < α = 0,05. Kesimpulan terdapat hubungan antara penggunaan media sosial dan kualitas tidur pada remaja dikelas XI Matematika Ilmu Alam (MIA) SMA N 1 Langowan. Saran diharapkan remaja mampu mengurangi penggunaan media sosial dan mampu memenejemen pola istirahat dan tidur, bagi pihak sekolah dan orang tua agar tetap mengawasi dan mengedukasi remaja dalam menggunakan media sosial.                       Kata Kunci : Media Sosial, Kualitas Tidur, Remaja

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Social Media Approaches to Recruiting Young Adult Cigarillo Smokers: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cavallo ◽  
Rock Lim ◽  
Karen Ishler ◽  
Maria Pagano ◽  
Rachel Perovsek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Recruitment ◽  
Youth And Young Adults ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Racial Ethnic

BACKGROUND The prevalence of social media use among youth and young adults suggests it is an appropriate platform for study recruitment from this population. Previous studies have examined the use of social media for recruitment, but few have compared platforms, and none, to our knowledge, have attempted to recruit cigarillo users. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of different social media platforms and advertisement images for recruiting cigarillo users aged 14-28 years to complete a cigarillo use survey. METHODS We obtained objective data for advertisement impressions for a 39-week social media recruitment campaign. Advertisements were targeted to users based on their age, geography, and interests. Effectiveness was defined as the percentage of approved surveys per advertising impression. Chi-square tests were performed to compare the effectiveness of different advertisement images and platforms. RESULTS Valid survey completers (n=1089) were predominately older (25-28 years old, n=839, 77%). Of the 1089 survey completers, 568 (52%) identified as male, 335 (31%) as African American, and 196 (18%) as Hispanic. Advertisements delivered via Facebook/Instagram were more effective than Twitter; 311/1,027,738 (0.03%) vs 661/2,998,715 (0.02%); <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup><sub>1</sub>=21.45, N=4,026,453); <i>P</i>&lt;.001. Across platforms, ads featuring exclusively an image of cigarillos were more effective (397/682,994, 0.06%) than ads with images of individuals smoking (254/1,308,675, 0.02%), individuals not smoking (239/1,393,134, .02%), and groups not smoking (82/641,650, 0.01%); <i>χ</i><sup>2</sup><sub>3</sub>133.73, N=4,026,453; <i>P</i>&lt;.001. CONCLUSIONS The campaign was effective in recruiting a diverse sample representative of relevant racial/ethnic categories. Advertisements on Facebook were more effective than Twitter. Advertisements that featured an image of a cigarillo were consistently the most effective and should be considered by others recruiting cigarillo users via social media.

scholarly journals The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 252-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilie Schou Andreassen ◽  
Joël Billieux ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Physicians’ Attitude towards The Use of Social Media for Professional Purposes in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Turki Alanzi ◽  
Susan Al-Yami
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Consultation ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Practice Patient

Purpose. In relation to this research, only a few studies have been carried out around the world. However, in Saudi Arabia, there have been no investigations into this subject. In this sense, the objective of this study was to investigate the physicians’ attitudes towards the use of social media for professional purposes in Saudi Arabia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 235 physicians from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The data were collected by means of a survey. The survey questionnaire was distributed using the WhatsApp application. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. Results. The most common social media used by the respondents was Facebook, and the majority of the participants agreed that social media improved their knowledge and skills. However, most of the participants did not interact with patients using these tools, did not feel comfortable conducting an online consultation, and believed that social media affected the choice of the healthcare provider. Similarly, 30.6% of the respondents opined that it is not appropriate to search online information about patients, and 44.3% of them considered that patients would not trust the medical advice if a physician obtained the information from a website. Conclusion. The results showed that the majority of the respondents considered that social media improved the knowledge and abilities of physicians. In addition, the respondents reflected that there were ethical issues that must be taken into account when using social media and more than half of them did not interact with their patients employing these tools. The outcomes of this research will help to develop programs directed at the physicians in Saudi Arabia to enhance their knowledge, professional skills, medicine practice, patient-doctor interaction, and handle the risks involved in the use of social media.

Perfil Epidemiológico de Pacientes Renais Crônicos em Tratamento Conservador em um Hospital Escola do Sul de Minas/ Epidemiological Profile of Chronic Renal Failure Patients on Conservative Treatment in a Hospital in Southern School of Minas

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Camila Dorilêo Negretti ◽  
Pablo Girardeli Mendonça Mesquita ◽  
Nilo César do Vale Baracho
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Conservative Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Programs ◽  
Keywords Epidemiology ◽  
Epidemiological Profile ◽  
Grade Iii

Objetivo: Determinar o perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes com Doença Renal Crônica em tratamento conservador no ambulatório do Hospital Escola de Itajubá. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, de abordagem quantitativa. Realizado com 171 pacientes atendidos em tratamento conservador no ambulatório de nefrologia no período de janeiro de 2012 a dezembro de 2013. A coleta objetivou caracterizar idade, sexo, raça, estado civil e procedência. Também foram avaliados dados do primeiro atendimento como: valores de ureia e creatinina, o grau de DRC, a etiologia e o número de retorno. Resultados: Dos doentes renais crônicos avaliados, 50,3% eram do sexo masculino, 88% da raça branca, 54,4% casados e a maioria (70,8%) possuía faixa etária prevalente >60 anos. A maioria dos atendidos, 98,5% pertence a microrregião de referência. Quanto a dados de primeira consulta, o diabetes mellitus foi a principal etiologia (38%). Os valores de ureia e creatinina acima da referência preconizada foi observado na maioria dos pacientes e o grau III de DRC em 31% dos casos. O número médio de retornos após a primeira consulta foi de três retornos em 25,13% dos pacientes. Conclusão: A pesquisa permitiu o conhecimento do perfil epidemiológico dos portadores de DRC em tratamento conservador. Os achados reforçam a necessidade de implementação de políticas voltadas para promoção e prevenção à saúde com divulgação de mais programas de controle para minimizar o surgimento de novos casos da DRC. Palavras-chave: Epidemiologia. Doença Renal Crônica. Tratamento. ABSTRACT.Objective: Determine the epidemiological profile of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) on conservative treatment at the Hospital Escola de Itajubá. Materials and Methods: A retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study of quantitative approach. It was conducted with 171 patients who were treated in conservative treatment at the nephrology clinic from January 2012 to December 2013. The collection aimed to characterize age, sex, race, marital status and origin. We also evaluated data from the first service as: urea and creatinine values, the degree of CKD the etiology and the number of return. Results: Among the chronic renal patients evaluated, 50.3% were male, 88% Caucasian, 54.4% were married and the majority (70.8%) was the most prevalent age group> 60 years. Most of the patients 98.5% belong to micro region of reference. As the first appointment data, diabetes mellitus was the major cause (38%). The urea and creatinine values above the recommended reference was observed in the majority of patients and the DRC grade III in 31% of cases. The average number of returns after the fisrt visit was three return in 25.13% of patients. Conclusion: The research gave us the knowledge of the epidemiological profile of patients with CKD on dialysis. The findings reinforce the need to implement policies for health promotion and prevention with more disclosure of control programs to minimize the appearance of new cases of CKD. Keywords: Epidemiology. Chronic Kidney Disease.Treatment.

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