Table 4.

Professional barriers regarding health-related social media use among clinical nurse specialists.

Professional barriers regarding health-related social media use	Strongly disagree, n (%)	Disagree, n (%)	Neutral, n (%)	Agree, n (%)	Strongly agree, n (%)
Inefficiency (uncertainty about the trustworthiness of social media applications and gives patients the wrong idea when they see a clinical nurse specialist holding a phone)	0 (0)	6 (14)	17 (39.5)	14 (32.6)	6 (14)
Lack of skills	5 (11.6)	12 (27.9)	16 (37.2)	10 (23.3)	0 (0)
Legal ground (not knowing the legal aspects of social media)	1 (2.3)	6 (14)	14 (32.6)	18 (41.9)	4 (9.3)
Privacy concern	0 (0)	4 (9.3)	13 (30.2)	20 (46.5)	6 (14)
No need for its use	8 (18.6)	21 (48.8)	8 (18.6)	6 (14)	0 (0)
Time constraints	0 (0)	9 (20.9)	8 (18.6)	25 (58.1)	1 (2.3)
Receiving messages from patients whom you do not know, or from patients seeking help from practitioners of other medical specialties	0 (0)	4 (9.3)	10 (23.3)	21 (48.8)	8 (18.6)
Need to receive videos from patients	1 (2.3)	3 (7)	11 (25.2)	22 (51.2)	6 (14)
Lack of landlines or busy landline	0 (0)	2 (4.7)	11 (25.2)	2 (51.2)	6 (14)