Social Media Usage for Medical Education and Smartphone Addiction Among Medical Students: National Web-Based Survey
Our findings reveal the extensive use of SoMe for medical education among French medical students, alongside a notable prevalence of smartphone addiction. These results highlight the need for medical schools and educators to address the responsible use of SoMe and develop strategies to mitigate the risks associated with excessive use and addiction.
Authors
- Benjamin Popoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2854-0909)
- Benoît Veber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-7284)
- Zoé Demailly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-0193)
- Thomas Clavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8630-7537)
- Elodie Chevalier
- Imad-Abdelkader Messaadi
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Normandie Université (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen (FR)
- Université de Rouen Normandie (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/55149
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.28