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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedBurstin H, Curry S, Ranney ML
AHRQ Author: Jain A
Identifying credible sources of health information in social media: phase 2-considerations for non-accredited nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, and individual sources.
This paper (which included an AHRQ author) objective was to develop principles and attitudes to guide social media and other digital platforms to rigorously identify credible sources of health information. This paper was partially funded by YouTube. Phase 1 of this study was completed in 2021 by an expert advisory group convened by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) which yielded foundational principles and attributes for determining credibility of health information sources, but only for US sources. This paper describes Phase 2, which was carried out by a multidisciplinary, independent advisory committee convened by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) in collaboration with NAM and WHO and expanded from Phase 1 to include global sources. The Phase 2 advisory committee examined and deliberated on the three principles established during Phase 1 and their defining attributes in individual breakout groups. The focus was on one of three potential sources of credible health information: for-profit organizations, non-accredited nonprofit organizations, and individuals. A draft of the proposed new attributes, a related questionnaire and a preliminary draft of this paper was posted for public comment from September 9 to 19, 2022. A final virtual meeting was convened so the entire committee could discuss and incorporate feedback from the public comments. The principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was identified as of sufficient importance to elevate it as a new principle. A table showing the four principles and the attributes for each of the sources is included.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Burstin H, Curry S, Ranney ML .
Identifying credible sources of health information in social media: phase 2-considerations for non-accredited nonprofit organizations, for-profit entities, and individual sources.
NAM Perspect 2023 May 23; 2023. doi: 10.31478/202305b..
Keywords: Social Media, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Daley MF, Narwaney KJ, Shoup JA
Addressing parents' vaccine concerns: a randomized trial of a social media intervention.
Successful strategies are needed to address parental vaccine hesitancy, a significant public health issue. The study objective was to assess whether an Internet-based platform with vaccine information and interactive social media components improved parents' vaccine-related attitudes. The authors concluded that among vaccine-hesitant parents, an Internet-based intervention improved parents' attitudes about vaccines.
AHRQ-funded; HS021492.
Citation: Daley MF, Narwaney KJ, Shoup JA .
Addressing parents' vaccine concerns: a randomized trial of a social media intervention.
Am J Prev Med 2018 Jul;55(1):44-54. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.04.010..
Keywords: Caregiving, Patient Safety, Social Media, Vaccination, Web-Based
Burrell TD, Mistry KB
AHRQ Author: AHRQ author Mistry, KB
Safety: texting while driving.
This paper addresses an important issue that has emerged over the past few years with the increase in use of social media. The scope of the problem of texting while driving may be underestimated because many of the studies have obtained the data by reliance on adolescent self-report. Although more research needs to be conducted to evaluate effectiveness of interventions, it seems that a multipronged preventive approach may be beneficial.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Burrell TD, Mistry KB .
Safety: texting while driving.
Pediatr Rev 2018 Jul;39(7):372-74. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0176..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Risk, Social Media
Shoup JA, Narwaney KJ, Wagner NM
Social media vaccine websites: a comparative analysis of public and moderated websites.
This study examined vaccine social media (VSM) websites and compared expert moderated VSM websites to nonmoderated websites. Accuracy of information, vaccine stance, and tone was coded for 79 public blogs and discussion boards and 61 expert moderated VSM websites. The public VSM websites had a lot of inaccurate information and tended to have a negative stance towards vaccines. Expert moderated websites had a more civil tone, little to no inaccurate information and very little participant-to-participant interaction.
AHRQ-funded; HS021492.
Citation: Shoup JA, Narwaney KJ, Wagner NM .
Social media vaccine websites: a comparative analysis of public and moderated websites.
Health Educ Behav 2018 Jun;46(3):454-62. doi: 10.1177/1090198118818253..
Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Social Media, Vaccination
Radovic A, DeMand AL, Gmelin T
SOVA: design of a stakeholder informed social media website for depressed adolescents and their parents.
This paper describes iterative stakeholder interviews conducted with adolescents, young adults, parents, advocates, and clinicians and use of human computer interaction techniques to inform major design changes for two social media website for depressed adolescents and for parents.
AHRQ-funded; HS022989.
Citation: Radovic A, DeMand AL, Gmelin T .
SOVA: design of a stakeholder informed social media website for depressed adolescents and their parents.
J Technol Hum Serv 2018;35(3):169-82. doi: 10.1080/15228835.2017.1347552..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Depression, Patient and Family Engagement, Social Media
Mogul DB, Henderson ML, Bridges JFP
Expanding the Facebook platform to engage and educate online communities.
This article discusses the development and use of a mobile application (app) called Liver Space that was developed through Facebook’s platform. This app is for the pediatric liver community including patients and caregivers. Unlike most Facebook health groups, this one is vetted by healthcare providers who are specialists. The app provides up-to-date information and includes emerging news, summaries from important scholarly journals and human interest stories. There is an “ask an expert” function incorporated into Liver Space. Also included in the app is the ability for users to track their labs and weight and to graph the data.
AHRQ-funded; HS023876.
Citation: Mogul DB, Henderson ML, Bridges JFP .
Expanding the Facebook platform to engage and educate online communities.
Am J Gastroenterol 2018 Apr;113(4):457-58. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2017.450..
Keywords: Social Media, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Self-Management
Myers CG, Kudsi OY, Ghaferi AA
Social media as a platform for surgical learning: use and engagement patterns among robotic surgeons.
This study analyzed data from a closed-membership Facebook group for robotic surgeons to better understand surgeons' engagement with social media platforms. This analysis observed that surgeons responded to text posts with more comments, but "liked" posts containing links, photos, or video images in greater numbers.
AHRQ-funded; HS023621.
Citation: Myers CG, Kudsi OY, Ghaferi AA .
Social media as a platform for surgical learning: use and engagement patterns among robotic surgeons.
Ann Surg 2018 Feb;267(2):233-35. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002479..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider, Practice Patterns, Social Media, Surgery, Training