Table 1.
Preassessment survey
| Question | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| A. <30 | 45 % (17/38) |
| B. 30–39 | 55 % (21/38) |
| C. 40–49 | None |
| D. 50–59 | None |
| Gender | |
| Male | 84 % (32/38) |
| Female | 16 % (6/38) |
| I am comfortable using social media | |
| A. Strongly disagree | None |
| B. Disagree | 10 % (4/38) |
| C. Neutral | 16 % (6/38) |
| D. Agree | 42 % (16/38) |
| E. Strongly agree | 32 % (12/38) |
| Last year I used | |
| A. Facebook | 92 % (35/38) |
| B. Twitter | 29 % (11/38) |
| C. LinkedIn | 37 % (14/38) |
| D. Google+ | 18 % (7/38) |
| E. Other | 8 % (3/38) |
| I use social media | |
| A. Daily | 50 % (19/38) |
| B. Once a week | 32 % (12/38) |
| C. Once a month | 13 % (5/38) |
| D. < 1 a month | 5 % (2/38) |
| I use social media for | |
| A. Personal reasons | 87 % (33/38) |
| B. Professional reasons | None |
| C. Both | 13 % (5/38) |
| Over the last year, I used social media to discuss work matter with a fellow colleague | |
| A. Daily | None |
| B. Once a week | None |
| C. Once a month | 5 % (2/38) |
| D. 1–2 times | 16 % (6/38) |
| E. Never | 79 % (30/38) |
| Unprofessional posting observed over last 6 months | |
| A. 0 | 24 % (9/38) |
| B. 1 | 71 % (27/38) |
| C. 2 | 5 % (2/38) |
| D. >3 | None |
| Personally posted unprofessional contents | |
| A. Yes | 21 % (8/38) |
| B. No | 79 % (30/38) |
| People connected with | |
| A. Attending physician | 50 % (19/38) |
| B. Peers | 84 % (32/38) |
| C. Nurse | 42 % (16/38) |
| D. Medical assistant | 16 % (6/38) |
| E. Others | 32 % (12/38) |
| Competency in navigating privacy settings | |
| A. Very competent | 58 % (22/38) |
| B. Somewhat competent | 32 % (12/38) |
| C. Somewhat incompetent | 5 % (2/38) |
| D. Incompetent | 5 % (2/38) |
| Impact of social media on your profession | |
| A. It has had a positive impact | 3 % (1/38) |
| B. No impact | 92 % (35/38) |
| C. It has had a negative impact | 5 % (2/38) |