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. 2014 Dec 2;16(12):e267. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3589

Table 2.

Doctors’ response to friend request from a patient (n=155).

How would you respond to a patient who sent you a friend request on Facebook? n (%)
Accept the request 4 (2.6)
Decline the request and do nothing more 54 (34.8)
Decline the request and send a private message explaining why 18 (11.6)
Decline the request and discuss at the next consultation 44 (28.4)
Do nothing 35 (22.6)