Social media use among asthmatics patients older than 12 years old in Latinamerica

Abstract:

Introduction: Inadequate communication could affect adherence in asthma. Social Media (SoMe) has increased exponentially. No app offers a built-in mechanism for communication between doctor-patient, limiting the scope for self-management. Aim: We conducted a research to determine the preference of SoMe use among asthma patients in Latinamerica. Methods: Observational, cross sectional, multi centric study. Michigan questionnaire, back-translated in Spanish was used. Participants had asthma diagnosis. X2 was employed for differences between age groups and recent asthma diagnosis (≤5 years). Logistic regression analyses were adjusted for age, gender, and recent asthma diagnosis. P<0.05 was statistically significant. Results: Most patients were female (80.6%) with mean age of 39.0 (SD 18.8), and mean of years with asthma of 15.4 (SD 14.1). 61.5% of asthmatic used SMS, 40.5% Facebook, and 33 …

Año de publicación:

2016

Keywords:

Fuente:

google