%0 Journal Article
%T New ApproachesInHealthCommunication: Using D£¿g£¿tal Media
%A Enis Baha Bi£¿er
%A Y£¿lmaz Da£¿l£¿
%A Zekiye Tamer Gencer
%J -
%D 2019
%X Like in many fileds, there have been changes on individual attitutes in health sphere. Thanks to the improvements and renovations in health sector in the World and the promotions of private hospitals in Turkey have reshaped the health sector. This process has let the individuals get the chance of accessing essential information and doctor. The increase in the number of internet users is one of the main reasons of this improvement. As the privatization of the sector provides private service for individuals, the number of the internet user sincrease both individuallyand in terms of heatlh instituations. Social networks which the internet technology brings in to our life are seen as the factors causing the changes of the health sector. The social networks which let people produce content or Access the content produced are the firsts ources that people ask for health. The number of the health contents which are produced on social platforms like many other fields are increasing gradually. Nowadays, people are searching for information for their illness on the internet and apart from this, they start to share records or videos to spread the information. The specialists or doctors share the information that the patients need to get cure for their illness and also they produce contents about the use of remedies, alternative medical treatments and, supportive productuses. Taken all these into consideration together, the social networks that include online communication tools and work with various mechanisms provide a channel for social support and make it easy to build a connection between the individuals. E-health known as a new digital health platform is the outcome of this connection. In this study, universtity students¡¯ type and levels of using social networks for health sphere will be determined by using ¡°E-literacy Scale¡± adapted by Gencer (2016)
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%K Sa£¿l£¿k £¿leti£¿imi
%K Sosyal Medya
%K Dijital Sa£¿l£¿k
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/selcuksbmyd/issue/44105/466855