Social Media in Urologic Healthcare: Transforming Treatment, Management, and Online Medical Communication.

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q3 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

International Neurourology Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-30 DOI:10.5213/inj.2550064.032

Jung Eun Yu, Jong Mok Park, Jung Yoon Kim

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Digital technologies and social media have fundamentally reshaped healthcare communication and the accessibility of medical information. This review examines the role of social media in urologic care, focusing particularly on its impact on treatment, management, and professional engagement. Patients commonly utilize social media to obtain health information, share experiences, and discuss treatment options, whereas healthcare professionals leverage these platforms for networking, education, and research dissemination. Despite these benefits, concerns persist about content credibility, inconsistent expert oversight, and disparities in social media usage across different demographic groups. While social media enhances patient engagement and expands access to medical information, its long-term effects on clinical outcomes and healthcare decision-making remain unclear. As digital health continues to evolve, ensuring content reliability through expert oversight and technological advancements will be crucial in optimizing the role of social media in urologic care.

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社交媒体在泌尿科医疗保健：改变治疗、管理和在线医疗交流。

数字技术和社交媒体从根本上重塑了医疗保健沟通和医疗信息的可及性。本综述探讨了社交媒体在泌尿科护理中的作用，特别关注其对治疗、管理和专业参与的影响。患者通常利用社交媒体获取健康信息、分享经验和讨论治疗方案，而医疗保健专业人员则利用这些平台进行网络、教育和研究传播。尽管有这些好处，但对内容可信度、不一致的专家监督以及不同人口群体使用社交媒体的差异的担忧仍然存在。虽然社交媒体提高了患者参与度，扩大了获取医疗信息的渠道，但其对临床结果和医疗决策的长期影响尚不清楚。随着数字健康的不断发展，通过专家监督和技术进步来确保内容的可靠性对于优化社交媒体在泌尿科护理中的作用至关重要。

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International Neurourology Journal UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-

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4.40

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21.70%

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审稿时长

4 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Neurourology Journal (Int Neurourol J, INJ) is a quarterly international journal that publishes high-quality research papers that provide the most significant and promising achievements in the fields of clinical neurourology and fundamental science. Specifically, fundamental science includes the most influential research papers from all fields of science and technology, revolutionizing what physicians and researchers practicing the art of neurourology worldwide know. Thus, we welcome valuable basic research articles to introduce cutting-edge translational research of fundamental sciences to clinical neurourology. In the editorials, urologists will present their perspectives on these articles. The original mission statement of the INJ was published on October 12, 1997. INJ provides authors a fast review of their work and makes a decision in an average of three to four weeks of receiving submissions. If accepted, articles are posted online in fully citable form. Supplementary issues will be published interim to quarterlies, as necessary, to fully allow berth to accept and publish relevant articles.