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Pharmacy and medical students' attitudes and perspectives on social media usage and e-professionalism in United Arab Emirates

Hussain, Sahar, Hussain, Sara, Khalil, Marwa, Salam, Sabeena, Hussain, Kosar·2021·Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
DOI 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.02.017
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Background It is imperative to establish how students view and present themselves on social media and to assess level of awareness regarding the implications of their social media presence, e-professionalism, and accountability. The study objectives were to: 1) Determine the social media usage levels among medical and pharmacy students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); 2) Characterize the students' views and perceptions, including their awareness of e-professionalism; and 3) Compare the responses in behavior between the two groups.Methodology A cross-sectional study was performed on 575 undergraduate students from two study disciplines, pharmacy (n = 325) and medicine (n = 250). Minor revisions were made to previously validated assessment tools and pilot tested. The study sample included students from five different universities across the country.Results In comparison to medical students, pharmacy students were observed to use social media more for learning purposes (χ 2 = 6.8, P < .05). However, medical students' opinions reflected more strongly on the context of accountability and e-professionalism (χ 2 = 15.8, P < .05). A considerable proportion (89%) of students felt it was discriminatory for prospective employers to use their social media profile information for investigative purposes while hiring. One-third of respondents reported sharing information that they would not want their employers to view, and 67.1% reported the same for information relevant to patients.Conclusion The research findings converge to address the need for educators and administrators in the UAE to develop guidelines concerning its safe use and proactively integrate e-professionalism into their respective curriculum.

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  • Studies on healthcare students in the Arab and Middle Eastern region supported the need to develop clear guidelines delineating the safe and professional use of social media by future healthcare providers.

    “In the Arab and Middle Eastern region, studies on healthcare students also supported the need to develop clear guidelines delineating the safe and professional use of social media by future healthcare providers [32, 39–41].”

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Authors
Hussain, S., Hussain, S., Khalil, M., Salam, S., & Hussain, K.
Affiliations
  • Dubai Health Authority (AE)
  • Zagazig University (EG)
  • Dubai Pharmacy College (AE)
  • Goulburn Valley Health (AU)
Corresponding author
Hussain, Sahar
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Venue
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
102-108
ISSN
1877-1297 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.cptl.2020.02.017
OpenAlex
W3024958952
Cited by
18
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords
social media use, e-professionalism, medical students, pharmacy students, professional accountability, online privacy, social media misuse, United Arab Emirates
MeSH terms
Professionalism, Attitude, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Prospective Studies, Students, Medical, Students, Pharmacy, United Arab Emirates, Social Media

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