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Ascertaining the place of social media and technology for bariatric patient support: what do allied health practitioners think?

Graham, Yitka, Hayes, Catherine, Mahawar, Kamal, Small, Peter, Attala, Anita, Seymour, Keith, Woodcock, Sean and Ling, Jonathan (2017) Ascertaining the place of social media and technology for bariatric patient support: what do allied health practitioners think? Obesity Surgery. ISSN 0960-8923 (Print) 1708-0428 (Online)

Item Type: Article

Abstract

Abstract

Background

There is an increasing presence of patient-led social media, mobile apps and patient support technology, but little is known about the role of these in the support of bariatric surgery patients in the UK. This study aimed to seek the views of allied health professionals (AHPs) working in bariatric surgical teams to understand their current perceptions of the role of social media, mobile apps and patient-support technology within bariatric surgery in the UK.
Methods

A confidential, printed survey was distributed to the AHPs at the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS) 7th Annual Scientific Conference in January 2016. An email to AHPs who did not attend the conference was sent requesting voluntary participation in the same survey on-line through Survey Monkey® within two weeks of the conference.

Results

95 responses in total were received, which was a 71% response rate (n= 134). Responses were from Nurses (34%, n= 46), Dietitians (32%, n=32), Psychologists (16%, n=12) and 1 Nutritionist, 1 Physiotherapist, 1 Patient Advocate, 1 surgeon and 9 respondents did not fill in their title.
Conclusion

The use of social media and mobile apps by patients is increasing, with AHPs concerned about misinformation; advice may differ from what is given in clinic. Technologies, e.g. telehealth and videoconferencing are not widely used in bariatric surgery in the UK. AHPs are unclear about the role of technologies for bariatric surgical patient support. Further discussions are needed to understand the potential of technology with AHPS supporting/facilitating patients as this becomes more commonplace.

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Depositing User: Yitka Graham

Identifiers

Item ID: 6881
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2527-z
ISSN: 0960-8923 (Print) 1708-0428 (Online)
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/6881
Official URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-01...

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Yitka Graham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6206-1461
ORCID for Catherine Hayes: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3870-2668
ORCID for Jonathan Ling: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2932-4474

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Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2017 11:02
Last Modified: 20 Jan 2023 10:09

Contributors

Author: Yitka Graham ORCID iD
Author: Catherine Hayes ORCID iD
Author: Jonathan Ling ORCID iD
Author: Kamal Mahawar
Author: Peter Small
Author: Anita Attala
Author: Keith Seymour
Author: Sean Woodcock

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing
Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Subjects

Sciences > Health Sciences

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