Public perceptions about nurses communicated via Twitter in Turkey
Public Health Nursing, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.638-642, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/phn.12999
- Dergi Adı: Public Health Nursing
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, AgeLine, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.638-642
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, image of nursing, nursing, Twitter
- Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Objectives: Social media platforms such as Twitter allow people to openly express their views about many topics, including the nursing profession. COVID-19 is currently a frequently searched and discussed topics on Twitter. This study was performed to identify the image of nursing in the social media before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, and to review of public perceptions about nurses’ communication on twitter in Turkey. Design: This study was conducted using content analysis with a sample of tweets posted on Twitter before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Codes were created, including expressions of respect, anxiety, violence, gratefulness, anger, positivity, and negativity. Results: Findings showed that 35.65% of the 373 tweets posted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic were positive while 64.35% were negative. During the pandemic 91.94% of the 1006 tweets were positive and 8.06% were negative. Conclusion: The results of this study suggests that public opinion about nurses, as reflected on Twitter during the COVID 19 pandemic, was positive.