Juan Gomez Rivas1, Moises Rodriguez Socarras2, Giulio Patruno3, Pieter Uvin4, Francesco Esperto5, Paulo Jorge Dinis6, Morgan Roupret7, Hendrik Borgmann8. 1. Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: juangomezr@gmail.com. 2. Department of Urology, Alvaro Cunqueiro University Hospital, Vigo, Spain. 3. University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 4. University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy. 5. Sapienza Università de Roma, Rome, Italy. 6. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. 7. Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, University Paris 6, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France. 8. Department of Urology, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Social media (SoMe) are increasingly being integrated into personal and professional life, with urology being a leading medical specialty in SoMe adoption. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the perceived role of SoMe in urologic knowledge acquisition among young urologists across Europe. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Members of the European Society of Residents in Urology designed a 20-item online survey via surveymonkey.com. The survey was designed in accordance with Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) guidelines and was distributed via e-mail and social media in 23 European countries to urology residents and young urologists. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used for descriptive statistics and statistical analysis. For comparative analysis the Mann-Whitney U test was used. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 316 young urologists with a mean age of 31.2±3.9 yr responded to the survey. Of the respondents, 99% use SoMe in a personal and/or professional way. YouTube and LinkedIn are the most frequently used platforms for professional use. SoMe were ranked in third place as an information source for urologic news/updates, lying behind journals and websites but ahead of congresses and books. Video content from YouTube or other sources was ranked as a preferred tool to see/understand surgical techniques ahead of websites and reference books. 61% follow urologic associations, 47% follow urologic events, 44% follow urologic journals, and 39% follow urologic experts on SoMe. The perceived influence of SoMe on urology knowledge was rated as moderate to high by 63% and as low to none by 37% of young urologists. Of the respondents, 44% apply guidelines on the appropriate use of SoMe in urology. CONCLUSIONS: SoMe play a significant role in knowledge acquisition by young urologists in Europe. Physicians, organizations, and institutions should strive to spread and provide valuable educational content through SoMe. PATIENT SUMMARY: Social media can be valuable for education in urology because it is useful to keep abreast of new developments in this field of medicine.
BACKGROUND: Social media (SoMe) are increasingly being integrated into personal and professional life, with urology being a leading medical specialty in SoMe adoption. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the perceived role of SoMe in urologic knowledge acquisition among young urologists across Europe. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Members of the European Society of Residents in Urology designed a 20-item online survey via surveymonkey.com. The survey was designed in accordance with Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) guidelines and was distributed via e-mail and social media in 23 European countries to urology residents and young urologists. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used for descriptive statistics and statistical analysis. For comparative analysis the Mann-Whitney U test was used. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A total of 316 young urologists with a mean age of 31.2±3.9 yr responded to the survey. Of the respondents, 99% use SoMe in a personal and/or professional way. YouTube and LinkedIn are the most frequently used platforms for professional use. SoMe were ranked in third place as an information source for urologic news/updates, lying behind journals and websites but ahead of congresses and books. Video content from YouTube or other sources was ranked as a preferred tool to see/understand surgical techniques ahead of websites and reference books. 61% follow urologic associations, 47% follow urologic events, 44% follow urologic journals, and 39% follow urologic experts on SoMe. The perceived influence of SoMe on urology knowledge was rated as moderate to high by 63% and as low to none by 37% of young urologists. Of the respondents, 44% apply guidelines on the appropriate use of SoMe in urology. CONCLUSIONS: SoMe play a significant role in knowledge acquisition by young urologists in Europe. Physicians, organizations, and institutions should strive to spread and provide valuable educational content through SoMe. PATIENT SUMMARY: Social media can be valuable for education in urology because it is useful to keep abreast of new developments in this field of medicine.
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