在学术泌尿病学课程中使用Twitter
Nicholas J Farber1, Christopher J Koprowski2, Parth K Modi1
1Division of Urology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Urology practice
|August 18, 2023
概括
少数学术泌尿病学课程使用Twitter,但活跃的帐户显示随着时间的推移,参与度显著增长. 这凸显了Twitter作为泌尿科医生和公众的关键沟通工具的新兴作用.
科学领域:
- 社交媒体在医学中的作用
- 泌尿病学学术项目 泌尿病学学术项目
- 数字通信策略 数字通信策略
背景情况:
- 推特是一个广泛使用的社交媒体平台,对泌尿器科社区有很大的潜力.
- 利益包括知识传播,机构间沟通,会议放大和公众参与.
- 学术泌尿病学课程使用Twitter的情况在很大程度上仍未得到审查.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国泌尿器科住院计划中Twitter帐户的当前存在和活动.
- 分析这些学术泌尿病学Twitter账户的增长和参与度.
- 探索Twitter存在与节目排名,以及会议标签活动之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对所有美国泌尿器官病学实习计划的机构推特账户进行了全面的审计.
- 在六个月的时间里,我们跟踪了帐户活动,关注者数量和参与度指标.
- 统计分析,包括千平方和皮尔森相关性,用于评估地理分布,账户活动,以及与美国新闻和世界报道排名的相关性.
主要成果:
- 只有30%的泌尿器科住院计划保持一个推特账户,平均有58条推特和154个追随者.
- 活跃账户显示出实质性的增长,在六个月内,推文增加了161%,关注者增加了148%.
- 在Twitter的存在与美国新闻和世界报道排名之间没有发现任何显著的相关性,而会议的标签活动显示出每年持续增加.
结论:
- 只有很小一部分学术泌尿病学课程积极使用Twitter.
- 尽管最初的采用率很低,但活跃账户在参与和活动方面表现出显著的增长.
- 推特正在成为泌尿科医生和公共外展领域的重要沟通平台.
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