People working in hospitals and facilities of the NHS*
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*The respondents were asked which social media were used in their place of work. The sample includes people working in Local Health Authorities (29.7 percent), Hospitals (16.2 percent), University Hospitals (18.9 percent), Scientific Hospitalization and Care Institutes (18.9 percent) and general healthcare staff (16.2 percent).
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Italy: social media usage in the healthcare sector 2018
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among people employed in the healthcare sector about the use of social media in their place of work, in Italy as of 2018. According to data, Facebook and YouTube were the most popular social media in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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