Honors Theses
Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Pharmacy Administration
First Advisor
Donna West-Strum
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The goal of this thesis is to identify and discuss the public's perception on health information found on general and medical social media sites. To discover this information, a survey was sent to employees of South Tippah School District. It was found that people are more likely to use general social media sites compared to medical social media sites. People are more likely to share medical information than receive information on either type of site. Most people doubt or are uncertain of the credibility of health information on social media sites. The benefit found most in reading or sharing medical information on social media sites is increased social support. Medical social media users greatly support the idea of health care provider monitoring on these sites. This information is useful to pharmacists as they realize that each patient they are encountering could very likely have knowledge gained from peers on a social media sites. Pharmacists should also be aware of the study's findings as they consider creating their own social media sites for their pharmacies.
Recommended Citation
Rich, Brea Hope, "Perceptions of Health Information on General and Medical Social Media Sites" (2014). Honors Theses. 136.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/136
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