Shaping Social Media: Is Twitter an Equitable tool for Professional Development?
Purpose: Twitter has become a powerful tool for professional development in academia. However, studies from the general population suggest that racialized and gender biases disproportionately empower male and white users. We characterized the demographics of Twitter influencers in Canadian healthcar...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medical Systems Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6 |
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Springer Nature
11/16/2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=173963179&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 173963179 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 01485598 4N0 jtl: Journal of Medical Systems issn: 01485598 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 11/16/2023 vid: 47 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 173963179 173963179 173963179 10.1007/s10916-023-02013-3 173963179 ppf: 1 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Shaping Social Media: Is Twitter an Equitable tool for Professional Development? aug: au: Sivayoganathan, Thibacg Kirpalani, Amrit affil: https://ror.org/02grkyz14 Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada sug: subj: Public Figures Canada Demography Health Care Industry Professional Development Human Algorithms Health Services Research Health Policy Face Perception Race Factors Sex Factors Canada Descriptive Statistics Two-Way Analysis of Variance Post Hoc Analysis Male Female White Persons Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Male Female ab: Purpose: Twitter has become a powerful tool for professional development in academia. However, studies from the general population suggest that racialized and gender biases disproportionately empower male and white users. We characterized the demographics of Twitter influencers in Canadian healthcare. Methods: We used the Right Relevance Insight API algorithm to identify Twitter influencers in the healthcare, healthcare research, and health policy domains, and to generated normalized influencer scores based on user connections and engagement. We used facial recognition software to approximate the influencers' race and sex. Results: The majority of influencers identified were white (84%) and/or male (60%). Males had significantly higher influencer scores than females (65.1 ± 8.0 vs. 61.2 ± 6.2, P < 0.05) in health policy. We did not identify any sex- or race-associated disparities among influencers in healthcare or healthcare research. Conclusion: Male users have significantly higher levels of influence in health policy on Twitter. Given the importance of Twitter as a tool for professional development, it is crucial that institutional leaders and policymakers are aware of potential inequities in user reach. Future studies should evaluate additional factors shaping user influence in healthcare on Twitter, with a focus on equity, diversity, and trustworthiness. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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