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Professional characteristics
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To answer this questionnaire, consider this statement: Social media are any internet tool or application that allows the exchange of information and user-generated content to build a network or virtual community, and is synonymous with “Web 2.0” or “social network”. |
1. Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) |
2. Sex |
( ) Female |
( ) Male |
( ) Non-binary |
( ) Prefer not to answer |
3. Program end date for the bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology and audiology (DD/MM/YYYY) |
4. Education (the highest level successfully completed) |
( ) Bachelor’s degree |
( ) Specialization degree (360+ hours) |
( ) Residency |
( ) Professional or academic master’s degree |
( ) Doctorate degree |
( ) Post-doctorate degree |
5. In what region of the country do you work most of the time? |
( ) North (Acre, Amazonas, Tocantins, Pará, Amapá, Roraima, Rondônia) |
( ) Northeast (Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão) |
( ) East central (Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul) |
( ) Southeast (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Minais Gerais) |
( ) South (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná) |
6. Employment sector (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) Private |
( ) Public |
( ) Government |
( ) Non-profit organization or community association |
( ) Self-employed/private clinic |
7. Specialty (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) General practice |
( ) Audiology |
( ) Dysphagia |
( ) Language |
( ) Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders |
( ) Speech/Fluency |
( ) Public Health |
( ) Voice |
8. Main patient age-group: (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) 0 to 17 years |
( ) 18 to 59 years |
( ) Over 60 years |
9. Employment setting (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) Outpatient care (private or public clinics) |
( ) Hospital (nursing departments or wards) |
( ) Intensive Care Unit |
( ) Home care |
( ) School |
( ) University faculty member |
( ) Research |
( ) Other: |
Social media use
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10. Select the social media platforms you use (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) I do not use any social media platforms |
( ) Facebook |
( ) Instagram |
( ) Twitter |
( ) Youtube |
( ) LinkedIn |
( ) WhatsApp |
( ) Other: |
11. Devices (mobile phone, tablet, computer, etc.) used to access social media: |
( ) Personal |
( ) Shared |
( ) Both (for example: a personal mobile phone and a shared computer) |
( ) Not applicable |
12. How often do you change your social media passwords? |
( ) More than once a month |
( ) Once a month |
( ) Every 6 months |
( ) Once a year |
( ) Rarely |
( ) Never |
( ) Not applicable |
13. Answer the questions below (Choose one answer per question): |
13.1 Do you share content from other professionals on social media? For example, articles published by other speech-language pathologists and audiologists? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.2 Have you ever participated in online forums about speech-language pathology and audiology practices? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.3 Have you ever shared information like patient interviews and activities on social media? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.4 Have you ever shared pictures of your patients on social media? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.5 Have you ever changed your social media privacy settings to restrict public access to information? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.6 Have you ever Googled your own name or used another search engine to do so (for example, Bing)? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.7 Have you ever been trained or qualified in the professional use of social media? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.8 Has a patient ever mentioned non-authorized information about you that they found publicly available online? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.9 Have you ever encouraged your patients to read about their communication or swallowing disorder/complaint online? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
13.10 Have you ever worked with professionals you met on the internet? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) Not applicable |
( ) Sometimes |
14. Have you ever changed your social media privacy settings to restrict public access to information? If so, what platforms were they? (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) No |
( ) Instagram |
( ) Facebook |
( ) WhatsApp |
( ) Twitter |
( ) Other: |
15. Do you only post evidence-based content? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
15a. If so, what sources do you use for these posts? (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) Scientific articles |
( ) Books |
( ) Websites |
( ) Reliable professionals |
( ) Other: |
16. How frequently do you use social media? |
( ) All day |
( ) Several times a day |
( ) Once a day |
( ) Weekly |
( ) Monthly |
( ) I have an account/accounts I never use |
17. How would you describe your social media use? (Choose the best answer) |
( ) Exclusively personal |
( ) Predominantly personal |
( ) Personal and professional |
( ) Predominantly professional |
( ) Exclusively professional |
18. If you do NOT use social media for professional purposes, choose all answers that apply: |
( ) I do not have time |
( ) I do not think it is important |
( ) I prefer more traditional methods of communication, education, and collaboration |
( ) I worry about personal privacy |
( ) I worry about patient privacy |
( ) I do not know how to use social media |
( ) Other, explain: |
( ) Not applicable |
19. If you DO use social media for professional purposes, describe how you use them (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) To connect with other speech-language therapists and audiologists |
( ) To connect with other health professionals |
( ) To interact with current patients |
( ) To interact with new patients |
( ) To keep abreast of professional practices |
( ) To follow professional organizations |
( ) For continued education |
( ) To follow speech-language therapy and audiology events |
( ) To connect with potential patients/clients |
( ) Not applicable |
20. Regarding the social media platforms you use: |
( ) I only have one user profile for personal purposes |
( ) I only have one user profile for professional purposes |
( ) I only have one user profile, for personal and professional purposes |
( ) I have two user profiles, one personal and one professional |
21. Why do you use social media? (Choose all answers that apply) |
( ) To stay in touch with friends and family |
( ) To interact with patients |
( ) To help promote health by sharing content |
( ) To get new patients/clients |
( ) To teach or train other speech-language therapists and audiologists |
( ) Other: |
22. As a speech-language therapist and audiologist, do you use social media to interact with patients? If so, what tool or platform do you use? |
( ) No |
( ) Facebook |
( ) Instagram |
( ) WhatsApp |
( ) E-mail |
( ) Other: |
23. If you used online information that a patient had posted, to help with their speech-language or hearing treatment, would you discuss it with them? |
( ) Yes, Always |
( ) Yes, sometimes |
( ) Yes, occasionally |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know/maybe |
( ) I would not use publicly available information |
24. Have you ever had a speech-language or hearing patient send you a friend request or an invitation to follow them on social media? If so, what did you do? |
( ) No |
( ) I accepted the request/invitation |
( ) I just deleted the request |
( ) I deleted the request and sent a private message to explain |
( ) I deleted the request and explained why during the following therapy session |
25. If you use social media for professional purposes, what is the MOST beneficial aspect? |
( ) Interacting with other speech-language therapists and audiologists |
( ) Interacting with patients |
( ) Interacting with other health professionals |
( ) Keeping abreast of speech-language and audiology practices |
( ) Continued education |
( ) Other: |
Perception of social media usage
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26. Regarding the effect of social networking on professional development, I believe it can be |
( ) Very beneficial |
( ) Beneficial |
( ) Neutral/irrelevante |
( ) A little harmful |
( ) Very harmful |
27. Select the barriers that hinder social media use for professional purposes (choose all answers that apply) |
( ) I have no internet access |
( ) I do not understand how to use social media |
( ) I see no benefit in using social media |
( ) I did not know social media could be used for professional purposes |
( ) I worry about the responsibility |
( ) I do not have time |
( ) None |
( ) Other: |
28. Is it appropriate for doctors to look up publicly available information about patients online? |
( ) Yes, in any situation |
( ) Yes, but only in an emergency |
( ) Only if the patient agrees |
( ) It is not appropriate |
( ) I do not know |
29. Select one answer for each question below: |
29.1 Does social media affect how patients choose health care providers? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |
29.2 Is it appropriate for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to use social media to interact professionally with patients? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |
29.3 Is it the duty of speech-language pathologists and audiologists to refute inadequate or incorrect online information about their clinical practice? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |
29.4 Do you think information on the internet about communication and swallowing disorders is reliable? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |
29.5 After sharing information online, do you think it can be removed from social media? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |
29.6 Are you concerned about potential legal issues regarding patient care online? |
( ) Yes |
( ) No |
( ) I do not know |
( ) Sometimes |