# Social Media in Health Education

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/social-media-in-health-education-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 277,515 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the impact of social media on healthcare communication, including its uses for health promotion, behavior change, patient engagement, and online recruitment for research studies. It also delves into the ethical considerations and professionalism related to the use of social media in healthcare. The papers discuss the influence of social networking sites on health behavior change, the benefits and limitations of social media for health communication, and the integration of social media into medical education and public health promotion efforts. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12027 |
| Works | 53,299 |

## Topic researchers

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- [David Moher](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-moher/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Jeremy Grimshaw](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeremy-grimshaw/)
- [Valentı́n Fuster](https://scholariq.org/researchers/valent-n-fuster/)
- [Azeem Majeed](https://scholariq.org/researchers/azeem-majeed/)
- [Peter Libby](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-libby/)
- [Elisabete Weiderpass](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elisabete-weiderpass/)
- [Naveed Sattar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/naveed-sattar/)
- [Larissa Shamseer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/larissa-shamseer/)
- [Vivian Welch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/vivian-welch/)
- [Till Bärnighausen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/till-barnighausen/)
- [Eric J. Topol](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eric-j-topol/)

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