Table 2.
Associations between respondent characteristics and the use of social media for CPD activities.
| No. (%) of Yes | No. (%) of No | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experience (n=1602) | 1–5 years | 67 (4.2) | 82 (5.1) | 0.164 |
| 6–15 years | 183 (11.4) | 179 (11.2) | ||
| More than 15 years | 578 (36.1) | 513 (32.0) | ||
| Setting (n=1602) | Urban* | 475 (29.7) | 513 (32.0) | .001 |
| Suburban* | 233 (14.5) | 171 (10.7) | ||
| Rural* | 120 (7.5) | 90 (5.6) | ||
| Social media use per week (n=1602) | Less than 3 hours* | 260 (16.2) | 300 (18.7) | .004 |
| 3–7 hours | 322 (20.1) | 297 (18.5) | ||
| 8–14 hours* | 172 (10.7) | 123 (7.7) | ||
| More than 14 hours | 74 (4.6) | 54 (3.4) | ||
| Reason for use (n=1602) | Professional* | 83 (5.2) | 115 (7.2) | <.001 |
| Personal* | 137 (8.6) | 181 (11.3) | ||
| Both* | 608 (38.0 | 478 (29.8) | ||
| When do you use social media? (n=1602) | Home | 466 (29.1) | 467 (29.2) | .015 |
| Work* | 13 (0.8) | 24 (1.5) | ||
| Both* | 349 (21.8) | 283 (17.7) | ||
| Believe medical information from social media is credible (n=1602) | Yes | 233 (14.5) | 227 (14.2) | <.001 |
| No* | 116 (7.2) | 178 (11.1) | ||
| Only if the information was from a clinically focused platform* | 479 (30.0) | 369 (23.0) | ||
| How likely are you to use social media in your practice in the next 5 years? (n=1573) | More likely to use | 432 (27.5) | 395 (25.1) | <.001 |
| Less likely to use* | 73 (4.6) | 117 (7.4) | ||
| Same amount of usage | 310 (19.7) | 246 (15.6) | ||
*Indicates a statistically significant relationship between categories.