Benefits and threats to using social media for presenting and implementing evidence

Benefits and threats to using social media for presenting and implementing evidence

As a potential high-yield tool for disseminating information that can reach many people, social media is transforming how clinicians, the public, and policy makers are educated and find new knowledge associated with research-related information. Social media is available to all who access the intern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cook, C., O'connell, N., Hall, Toby, George, S., Jull, G., Wright, A., Girbés, E., Lewis, J., Hancock, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Physical Therapy Association 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67867
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Summary:As a potential high-yield tool for disseminating information that can reach many people, social media is transforming how clinicians, the public, and policy makers are educated and find new knowledge associated with research-related information. Social media is available to all who access the internet, reducing selected barriers to acquiring original source documents such as journal articles or books and potentially improving implementation-the process of formulating a conclusion and moving on that decision. The use of social media for evidence dissemination/implementation of research has both benefits and threats. It is the aim of this Viewpoint to provide a balanced view of each.

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