Use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among Saudi Arabian phlebotomists

Frontiers in Medicine

Medicine

Raghad Alghamdi¹  Turki Alanzi²  Fahad Al-Anezi²  Nouf Alanzi³  Ahmed Albishri⁴  Ali Alkenani⁵  Razaz Attar⁶  Amal Alhazmi⁶  Asmaa Almohanna⁶  Ahlam Almusharraf⁶  Raghad Sroor⁷  Fai AlGethami⁸  Arub AlGethami⁸  Amwaj Alzahrani⁹  Taif Alsabilah^1,10 

[1] Al Baha University, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia;Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia;Jouf University, Sakakah, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia;King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Obied Specialized Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia;Taif University, Ta'if, Saudi Arabia;Umm al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia;University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: social media;    phlebotomists;    knowledge;    awareness;    information;    sharing;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2023.1194969

 received in 2023-05-07, accepted in 2023-07-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social media for the improvement of safety knowledge and awareness among phlebotomists.MethodsAs this study was intended to arrive at specific conclusions using empirical evidence, a deductive quantitative cross-sectional online survey design was adopted. A total of 521 phlebotomists participated in the survey, and 86 incomplete responders were removed, resulting in a final sample of 435 considered in this study. T-tests and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.ResultsA total of 41.6% stated that social media was very effective, and 31.5% stated that it was somewhat effective in improving safety knowledge and awareness. in addition, this study revealed no major differences between male and female participants (p > 0.05) with respect to the effectiveness of social media. However, statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) among the age groups were identified in relation to the effectiveness of social media and the intention to use it in the future.ConclusionSocial media applications are effective for knowledge dissemination among healthcare professionals.

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Copyright © 2023 Attar, Almohanna, Almusharraf, Alhazmi, Alanzi, Al-Anezi, Alanzi, Sroor, Albishri, Alzahrani, Alsabilah, Alkenani, Alghamdi, AlGethami and AlGethami.