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Benefits of using social media for health communication for the general public, patients, and health professionals.
| Benefits of social media for health communication | Social media user | ||
| General Public | Patients | Health Professionals | |
| Increase interactions with others | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| More available, shared, and tailored information | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Increase accessibility & widening access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Peer/social/emotional support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public health surveillance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Potential to influence health policy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
