Chronic disease treatment and management is a long-term process in which patients need
to be regularly monitored. This is often troublesome as it interrupts work and home life; this is …

Social media in inflammatory bowel disease: the patient and... : Current Opinion in
Gastroenterology Social media in inflammatory bowel disease: the patient and physician …

Background With the recent increase in the use of social media, patients with chronic
illnesses are using the Internet as a resource for disease management. As the peak …

Patients with chronic illnesses such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) have been more
keen to utilize the Internet and in particular, social media to obtain patient educational …

Introduction There has been growing interest in social media use in managing chronic
illnesses. The aim of this study was to assess social media usage in a large sample of …

Background: Social media use is prevalent in our society and has become widely used in
the health care community. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients constitute one of the …

Social networks have long been an integral part of human socialization. However, the 21st
century has seen the development of new electronic forms of networking such as blogs …

Background: Social media (SM) networks are a major communication tool for patients with
IBD and health care professionals. Patients and Methods: We performed an anonymized …

Social media (SoMe) can be an effective professional tool for the gastroenterologist or
trainee. SoMe can support a gastroenterologist's efforts to brand themselves, network, learn …

Results: In total, 221 participants completed the survey. The majority (96%, n= 212/221)
reported using social media networks for their disease management. We included only …