EFFECTS OF

SOCIAL MEDIA:
THERAPEUTIC OR
CATASTRO-PHIC?

Pros and Cons of Social

Media
Sociological Effects of Social Media

– Social media is about connecting, but a new study suggest that too much social
media leads to disconnection and loneliness.

– On March 6, 2018 the American Journal of

Preventive Medicine published “Social Media Use
and Perceived Social Isolation among Young Adults
in United States of America” found that heavy use
of social media platforms was associated with
feelings of social isolation among young adults.
Socio-emotional Effects of Social
Media
“Humans are socio-emotional beings, it
means that it is in our DNA to be
connected, face-to-face, with other
humans… although people think being on
social media all the time makes them
connected to others, they are actually
‘disconnected’, because the more time one
spends behind the screen, the less time
one spend face-to-face interaction.”
Statistics of the Effects of Social Media
Benefits of Social Media in Health
Care Setting
– Communicate opportunities for better health
– Introduce new and advanced procedures
– Keep employees and patients up-to-date on the
impacts of weather-related events or emergencies.
– Internet support groups and blogs that share their
disease struggles and achievements so that others
with the same disease will benefit through more
knowledge and better understanding of the impacts
of their disease.
Health Care Professionals in using
social media
– Develop professional network
– Increase personal awareness of news and
discoveries
– Provide health information to the community
– Consult colleagues regarding patient issues and
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Limitations of Social Media
in Providing Health Care
– Online sources lacks of quality and
reliability
– Lacks confidentiality
– Unreferenced, incomplete
and informal
Value Statement
“Everything is good but in moderation”
– Social Media in recent years has provided
people with fast, convenient ways to
communicate with other people from
around the world. People can use social
media to do research, communicate with
others or do their work online and these
services are usually free. All of these are
very beneficial but abuse can lead to a
quiet destruction for vulnerable users.