Fatimah Alshakhs|Turki Alanzi
The evolving role of social media in health-care delivery: measuring the perception of health-care professionals in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University|Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
objective study evaluate perception healthcare professionals saudi arabia toward usages social media healthcare deliveryin crosssectional study onlinebased questionnaire distributed among healthcare professionals residing eastern region saudi arabia perception toward uses social media healthcare service delivery evaluated analyzing attitude toward benefits risks involvedthe sample size 120 participants 80 agreed benefits using social networks healthcare services considered use technologies provision health services improves professional knowledge suitable tool patient education public health awareness however respondents 20 believed several risks associated use social media ethical legal challenges risk patients health status breaching privacy confidentiality patientthe results research indicate social media useful tool physicians may promote services publish general health information however potential problems use social networks negative consequences patients hcps implies precautions must taken avoid ruptures patient privacy risks result legal action health professionals damaging image professional status study also found participants willing use social media professional purposes