THE INVESTIGATION OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS RELATED TO INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Today, the most widely used internet and social media are a major source of health information. In this study, our aim to examine the habits of the family physicians related to internet and social media, which are used at a dizzying pace in all areas of life, and to determine how often and how they use these new communication tools while performing their professions. The universe of this descriptive study is the family physicians that provide health care in Turkey at primary health care. Online questionnaire was used in obtaining the data. The obtained data was transferred to the computer using SPSS 15.0 package program, frequency and percentage analyzes were performed. 716 doctors participated in our study. When we examined the social media tools used by the physicians working in the primary health care, 89.1% of them reported WhatsApp, 78.5% of Facebook, 40.8% of Instagram, 33.7% of Twitter users and 1.8% of them did not use any social media. "Each family health center must have a social media account." 39.8% of respondents said "I agree"; 60.2% stated that they did not agree. Social media is very popular among physicians as well as at different levels of society. However, this demand is not adequately reflected in the occupational field and health field. Social media accounts of health institutions can be developed and disseminated, and a more effective communication network can be established in this are