… Online social networks (OSNs) are “spaces in the internet where users can create a profile
… ) to create a personal network.”1 There are multiple online social networks, but some of the …

… “The Patient Doctor Relationship and On-line Social Networks: Results of a National Survey.…
estimates for behaviors such as participation in online social networking (OSN). For example…

… What is most evident from the results of this study is that the permeation of online and social
media into everyday life is placing doctors in new situations that they find difficult to navigate. …

… [17•] prospectively surveyed 752 first-time, adult patients … medical center to determine the
prevalence of social media … Their results again highlight the need for physician awareness …

… structure of their social networks. In the social network of doctors and patients, actors interact
… with, and surveys of, physicians and doctors would confirm our results and enable a better …

… social networking sites, which allow online communities to form around a common interest
or characteristic, for example a medical … update its results to keep pace with new research. …

… or positive effects on the relationship of a DoctorPatient. Also, … The second type of questionnaire
is addressed to Doctors … of the Internet, the social media, the relationship between the …

… effects of social support on perceived usefulness and patient satisfaction, our findings agree
with previous research results … young women in an online social network intervention. J …

… the discussion of results on survey questions related to the ethics of online social network
use (OSN). … More rigorous surveys are clearly needed to quantify physician OSN use at the …

… Online communication between doctor and patient is one aspect of eHealth with potentially
great impact on the use of health systems, patient-doctor roles and relations and individuals’ …