- Title
- Review of the literature on the use of social media by people with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Creator
- Brunner, Melissa; Hemsley, Bronwyn; Palmer, Stuart; Dann, Stephen; Togher, Leanne
- Relation
- Disability & Rehabilitation Vol. 37, Issue 17, p. 1511-1521
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1045992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Purpose: To review the literature relating to use of social media by people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically its use for social engagement, information exchange or rehabilitation. Method: A systematic review with a qualitative meta-synthesis of content themes was conducted. In June 2014, 10 databases were searched for relevant, peer-reviewed research studies in English that related to both TBI and social media. Results: Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria, with Facebook™ and Twitter™ being the most common social media represented in the included studies. Content analysis identified three major categories of meaning in relation to social media and TBI: (1) risks and benefits; (2) barriers and facilitators; and (3) purposes of use of social media. A greater emphasis was evident regarding potential risks and apparent barriers to social media use, with little focus on facilitators of successful use by people with TBI. Conclusions: Research to date reveals a range of benefits to the use of social media by people with TBI however there is little empirical research investigating its use. Further research focusing on ways to remove the barriers and increase facilitators for the use of social media by people with TBI is needed.
- Subject
- Twitter; online; brain injury; communication disorder; cognitive; inclusion
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1326578
- Identifier
- uon:25465
- Identifier
- ISSN:1464-5165
- Rights
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Disability and Rehabilitation in 15/12/2015, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09638288.2015.1045992
- Language
- eng
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