The reach, influence and tenor of professional orthodontic societies on social media: A cross-sectional content analysis - 18/02/22
, Dalya Al-Moghrabi 2, Rahaf D. Alshehri 2, Molly Watton 1, Padhraig S. Fleming 3Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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Highlights |
• | The presence of orthodontic societies is limited on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. |
• | Orthodontic societies should aim to develop patient-centred social media content. |
• | Precedence should be given to sharing more educational content on social media. |
Summary |
Background and objectives |
Orthodontic societies should support the profession and improve patient awareness. We aimed to investigate the scope and influence of orthodontic societies on social media.
Method |
A total of 120 orthodontic societies were identified on the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) affiliates list. Presence of orthodontic societies on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter was ascertained. All societies with Instagram accounts were included for further analysis of the nature and content of posts as well as user engagement. Pilot coding and thematic analysis were undertaken (n=200 posts). The most recent 20% of the total number of posts for each account were then analysed for content.
Results |
Only 10 (8.3%), 34 (28.3%) and 52 (43.3%) orthodontic societies had accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, respectively. A total of 2124 Instagram posts were analysed. On average, 318 posts were identified per account (range=1 to 1901). The average number of followers was 2337 (range=85 to 11,400) with average user engagement of 1.25% (range=0.0%–7.17%). A total of 6 themes (subthemes; n=28) were identified including “announcements on professional events” (51.6%), “patient education, enlightenment and commendation” (26%), “running and operation of the society” (9.1%), “highlighting research and evidence” (3.1%), “COVID-related advice and updates” (4%) and “observance and commemoration” (10.4%). The posts targeting patients were limited (18.7%).
Conclusions |
The limited reach of the accounts of international orthodontic societies highlights the need to develop a more effective and influential social media presence. Orthodontic societies should involve members, providers and patients in developing more effective social media resources.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Social media, Ethics, Patient-centred care, Evidence based orthodontics, Marketing
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Vol 20 - N° 1
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