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

Chad E. Cook; Neil E. O'connell; Toby Hall; Steven Z. George; Gwendolen Jull; Alexis A. Wright; Enrique Lluch Girbés; Jeremy Lewis; Mark Hancock

doi:10.2519/jospt.2018.0601

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

Chad E. Cook^*, Neil E. O'connell, Toby Hall, Steven Z. George, Gwendolen Jull, Alexis A. Wright, Enrique Lluch Girbés, Jeremy Lewis, Mark Hancock

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-7
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Volume	48
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.0601
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018

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dissemination
internet
research
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