Social media use has recently become immensely popular not only for its leisure activities through connecting people over the world, but also for keeping updated with the current trends through news and sharing information. It provides a perfect platform to interact with others by offering ...
It focuses on social media use outside fiduciary relationships between healthcare professionals and patients. Emphasis is given to the potential of social media in these contexts, the ethical issues relatively unique to each, and where possible how existing ethical principles and frameworks could help...
The use of the Internet and of social media has become almost universal, and both patients and providers often use these tools in healthcare. This lesson is about the impact of social media on health issues and the pros and cons of its usage. ...
Social media may have the capac- ity to reach a wider audience than traditional media. A broad range of people including the general public, patients, and health professionals can use social media to communicate about health issue...
Social media have the potential to revolutionize health and healthcare, but fulfilling this potential requires attention to the ethical issues social media may raise. This article reviews the major ethical issues arising when social media are used for research, public health, mobile health applications...
Body image issues Body image issues are another negative effect that’s been gaining traction in recent studies. Recentresearchhas found a trend so disturbing amongst young (primarily) women who use social media filters, a new term has been coined: Snapchat dysmorphia. While it’s not (yet) ...
Stress was caused by social media through increased exposure to troubling news and problems in current affairs both locally and around the world. “It's a constant feed of bad news” 35-year-old male “Constant doom and gloom of world and local issues, such as climate change, food security...
Social media certainly has its benefits; it can create opportunities, help people to maintain relationships and can also prevent loneliness for people who might otherwise be very isolated. But used in the wrong way, social media can cause a multitude of mental health and self-esteem issues....
Researchers think that it's not just the lack of sleep caused by late nights online that are causing these issues but that it's the emotional investments in maintaining a 24/7 social media profile that could also be a major factor.
Risks like this have caused healthcare organizations to recoil, and grow cautious of being present on social channels. The reality is that the future of the healthcare industry will be a hybrid of online and offline experiences. People will use social media networks to look up health ...