Impact of experience of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents regarding electronic communication and social networking on internet use patterns: a questionnaire survey for developing e-professionalism in South Korea
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Background: The development of technology, novel communication, and social networking can positively or negatively affect the therapeutic alliance between patients and psychiatrists. We conducted this study to identify Internet use patterns of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in South Korea and to provide basic data for developing e-professionalism. Methods: In this questionnaire survey included a total of 250 participants, of which 195 (78%) completed the questionnaire. Questions included demographics, use of email, web searches, personal and professional use of websites and social networking, and negative and positive experiences of electronic communication and social networking. We confirmed the correlation between experience and use patterns of psychiatrists’ electronic communication and social networking. Results: A total of 129 participants (66.2%) reported that they posted their personal or professional content online, 112 (57.9%) had received patients’ requests through electronic communication or social networking, and 120 (61.4%) had communicated with patients via electronic communication or social networking. In total, 170 participants (87.2%) reported that they were worried about the negative consequences of using electronic communication and social networking, and 180 (92.3%) indicated they were not educated about electronic communication or social networking. Conclusion: In order to reduce the negative effects of electronic communication and social networking, we need guidelines that are appropriate for the situation in South Korea. Furthermore, future research will need to identify and suggest solutions for negative experiences of electronic communication and social networking that may affect the relationship between patients and physicians.
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- Authors
- Lee, Y. J., Hwang, J., Lee, S. I., Woo, S.-I., Hahn, S. W., & Koh, S.
- Affiliations
- Soonchunhyang University (KR)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Soyoung Irene
- Venue
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2019-11-08
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 411-411
- ISSN
- 1472-6920 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6839063
- OpenAlex
- W2988678168
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMC Medical Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Jisan Cultural Psychiatry Research Fund (2016) from the Korean Foundation of Neuropsychiatric Research
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Keywords
- e-professionalism, psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, digital communication, social networking, internet use patterns, therapeutic relationship, physician-patient relationship, South Korea
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Communication, Female, Humans, Internship and Residency, Male, Middle Aged, Physician-Patient Relations, Psychiatry, Surveys and Questionnaires, Internet, Electronic Mail, Republic of Korea, Blogging, Social Networking
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