Abstract
Social media are now acknowledged as one of the platforms for engaging e-health that contributing to
serious discussion and information regarding on medical and health issues. However, there are challenges and risks associated with social media in medical and health care which is misinformation. Misinformation can spread quickly on Twitter and each retweet is exposing to wider audiences. The aim of this paper is to identify the use of @MedTweetMYHQ among its’ users sepcifically among
UiTM Melaka students. The researchers used in-depth interviews to five informants based on purposive sampling. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged from the analysis which are the use of @MedTweetMYHQ to receive updated useful information on health, to share information on healthy lifestyle, to debunk health myths and as a platform for health
discussions
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Wan Athmar, Wan Azfarozza wanrozza@melaka.uitm.edu.my Ghazali, Nur Azmina UNSPECIFIED Mohd Nasir, Muhammad Saiful Adli UNSPECIFIED Zuhaizar, Anis Athirah UNSPECIFIED Mohd Asli, Farahani UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Groups and organizations > Social groups. Group dynamics H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Groups and organizations > Social groups. Group dynamics > Social networks H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Groups and organizations > Social groups. Group dynamics > Social networks > Online social networks > Particular networks, A-Z > Twitter L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA > Melaka |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan > Kuala Pilah Campus |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Academia |
| UiTM Journal Collections: | UiTM Journal > Journal of Academia (JoA) |
| ISSN: | 2289-6368 |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page Range: | pp. 129-138 |
| Keywords: | E-health, communication, social media, twitter |
| Date: | 2018 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29902 |
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