Aineiston nimi

Opportunities and Threats of Social Media in Healthcare Professionals' Patient Care 2019

Aineistonumero

FSD4037

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4037
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4037

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Torkkola, Sinikka (Tampere University. Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences)
• Vuolanto, Pia (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Sisällön kuvaus

The data explored what kinds of threats or opportunities social media and the internet have introduced to the work of healthcare professionals. The data were collected as part of the research project 'Struggling with Ignorance: Negative Expertise and the Erosion of the Finnish Information Society at the Turn of 2020” (NEGATE).

First, the respondents were asked how often they follow various social media platforms and other online content privately and professionally, and how often they comment on discussions or initiate discussions on different social media platforms. Next, the impact of social media and the internet on the interaction between patient and physician or nurse, as well as on the care relationship, was examined. For example, the respondents were asked whether misinformation on social media or the internet regarding diseases had endangered patient safety and whether misinformation on social media and the internet undermines trust in physicians/nurses. Subsequently, the respondents were asked, for example, whether they professionally obtain new information from social media, whether they guide participants in social media discussions towards accurate information, and whether they have encountered professional conflicts on social media. Finally, the respondents were asked how they protect their privacy on social media, particularly from the viewpoint of professional identity, and whether the hospital in which they work has provided guidelines on the use of social media.

The background variables for the data include age categorised in five-year intervals, gender, occupational title, and information on the length of time the respondent has been working in the profession.

Asiasanat

health professionals; health services; internet; nurses; occupational qualifications; patients; physicians; social interaction; social media

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Information society (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Kerääjät

• Torkkola, Sinikka (Tampere University. Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences)
• Vuolanto, Pia (Tampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences)

Rahoittajat

• Academy of Finland (316112)

Ajallinen kattavuus

2019

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2019-04-26 – 2019-07-31

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Individual

Perusjoukko/otos

The physicians and nursing staff of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The invitation to participate in the survey was published on the intranet of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District. A separate intranet news article about the invitation was also published

Keruumenetelmä

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Datatiedostojen kieli

Aineistopaketti voi sisältää samoja tiedostoja eri kielisinä.

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Datan versio

1.0

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

For reasons of identifiability, the Finnish Social Science Data Archive anonymised the dataset by removing variables on respondents' year of birth and work unit, as well as variables containing open‑ended responses. Age was further grouped into five‑year bands.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Malliviittaus

Torkkola, Sinikka (Tampere University) & Vuolanto, Pia (Tampere University): Opportunities and Threats of Social Media in Healthcare Professionals' Patient Care 2019 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2026-01-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd4037; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD4037

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Julkaisut aineistosta

Torkkola, S., Tyni, P., Parviainen, J., & Sendra, A. (2024). Terveydenhuollon muuttuvat viestintäkäytännöt: Kyselytutkimus terveydenhuollon asiantuntijoille sosiaalisen median mahdollisuuksista ja uhista potilas-työssä [Changing practices in the healthcare communication: A survey for healthcare experts about opportunities and threats of social media in patient care]. Media & Viestintä, 47(4), 53-78. https://doi.org/10.23983/mv.130759

Sendra, A., Torkkola, S., & Parviainen, J. (2023). Non-knowledge in Medical Practices: Approaching the Uses of Social Media in Healthcare from an Epistemological Perspective. Journal of Digital Social Research, 5(1), 70-89. doi.org/10.33621/jdsr.v5i1.152.