Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study

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Dehghani M¹ ; Kahouei M² ; Akhondzadeh S³ ; Mesgarpour B⁴ ; Ferdousi R⁵

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1. Department of Health Information Technology, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran
2. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
3. Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD), Tehran, Iran
5. Department of Health Information Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research Published:2021

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Background: Today, academic social network sites' role in improving the quality of education and how investigators conduct their research has become more critical. Objective: This study aimed to investigate Iranian health researchers' requirements for academic social network sites from a low-income country perspective. Methods: This qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was done in 2020. In this study, 23 researchers in the health system were selected by purposive sampling. Semistructured interviews were used to collect data. Data were analyzed by MaxQDA-10 software and the content analysis method. Results: We identified 2 categories of functional and technical characteristics in the study participants' expectations. Functional characteristics included facilitating communication and team activities, managing scientific publications, enhancing the process of conducting research, being informative, and sharing and trading laboratory materials and equipment. Technical characteristics of an academic social network include user management capabilities, high security and privacy, being user-friendly, and other technical features. Conclusions: Health researchers emphasized 2 functional and technical characteristics required to meet academic social network sites' expectations. © 2021 Journal of Medical Internet Research. All rights reserved.

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MLA	Dehghani M, et al.. "Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 23, no. 12, 2021, pp. -.
APA	Dehghani M, Kahouei M, Akhondzadeh S, Mesgarpour B, Ferdousi R (2021). Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), -.
Chicago	Dehghani M, Kahouei M, Akhondzadeh S, Mesgarpour B, Ferdousi R. "Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study." Journal of Medical Internet Research 23, no. 12 (2021): -.
Harvard	Dehghani M et al. (2021) 'Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), pp. -.
Vancouver	Dehghani M, Kahouei M, Akhondzadeh S, Mesgarpour B, Ferdousi R. Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021;23(12):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Dehghani M and Kahouei M and Akhondzadeh S and Mesgarpour B and Ferdousi R}, title = {Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study}, journal = {Journal of Medical Internet Research}, volume = {23}, number = {12}, pages = {-}, year = {2021} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Dehghani M AU - Kahouei M AU - Akhondzadeh S AU - Mesgarpour B AU - Ferdousi R TI - Expectations of Health Researchers From Academic Social Network Sites: Qualitative Study JO - Journal of Medical Internet Research VL - 23 IS - 12 SP - EP - PY - 2021 ER -

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