Participatory health through social media /
Contributor(s): Syed-Abdul, Shabbir [editor.] | Gabarron, Elia [editor.] | Lau, Annie Y. S [editor.].
Publisher: London : Academic Press, 2016Description: xxii, 138 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0128092696; 9780128092699:; 9780128092699.Subject(s): Public health | Social media in medicine | Communication in public health | Health education | Patient education
DDC classification: 610.285 | SYE Summary: This work explores how traditional models of healthcare can be delivered differently through social media and online games, and how these technologies are changing the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as their impact on health behaviour change. The book also examines how the hospitals, public health authorities, and inspectorates are currently using social media to facilitate both information distribution and collection.
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This work explores how traditional models of healthcare can be delivered differently through social media and online games, and how these technologies are changing the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as their impact on health behaviour change. The book also examines how the hospitals, public health authorities, and inspectorates are currently using social media to facilitate both information distribution and collection.