Outline of a project for nursing health education on the Instagram social network.
Gabriella Picoli Dos Santos Faustino, Matheus Oliveira da Silva, Antonio José de Almeida Filho and 1 others
PMID 36995823WHAT IT FOUND
A nursing-led Instagram health education profile grew its followers and engagement, and its quizzes exposed misconceptions about condoms, menstrual cycles, and energy drinks.
It is a descriptive project report, not evidence that health outcomes improved.
Key findings
01The Instagram profile reported 65 posts and 1,175 followers; 70.90% of followers were female, and 45.50% were aged 18 to 24 years.
02The follower count rose from 332 on 11/25/2020 to 1,075 on 12/11/2021, an increase of 223.79%.
03Quiz responses exposed misconceptions, including 3 followers answering true that the condom squeezes the penis.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
It studied only a single Instagram profile, so the analysis is restricted to this experience. It reported engagement metrics and quiz answers, not patient outcomes. Instagram metrics did not provide complete location or age data. The researchers were the profile administrators, so the account's own metrics and content were analysed by the people who run it.
Declared interests
Partly financed by CAPES. No other conflict declaration is provided.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read follower growth or likes as proof that health education improved patient outcomes. The study reports Instagram metrics only and has no comparison group or health outcome measures.