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Cillóniz C, Greenslade L, Dominedò C, et al. Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2020;12:3doi: 10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3.
Cillóniz, C., Greenslade, L., Dominedò, C., & Garcia-Vidal, C. (2020). Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia. Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.), 123. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3
Cillóniz, Catia, et al. "Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia." Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.) vol. 12 (2020): 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3
Cillóniz C, Greenslade L, Dominedò C, Garcia-Vidal C. Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2020 May 25;12:3. doi: 10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32489770; PMCID: PMC7247122.
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Pneumonia (Nathan). 2020 May 25;12:3. doi: 10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3. eCollection 2020.

Promoting the use of social networks in pneumonia.

Pneumonia (Nathan Qld.)

Catia Cillóniz, Leith Greenslade, Cristina Dominedò, Carolina Garcia-Vidal

Affiliations

  1. August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute - IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, C/ Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
  2. Biomedical Research Networking Centers in Respiratory Diseases (CIBERES), the Association of Support and Information for Family members and Patients with Pneumonia (NEUMOAI), Barcelona, Spain.
  3. Every Breath Counts Coalition, New York City, USA.
  4. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
  5. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 32489770 PMCID: PMC7247122 DOI: 10.1186/s41479-020-00066-3

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is a serious health concern, but it does not attract the attention it warrants. Perhaps this is due to a lack of understanding of the real extent of this infectious disease in the general population.

METHODS: A literature review was performed to assess the role of social networks as a means to raise awareness over pneumonia worldwide and increase its visibility.

RESULTS: In 2017, approximately 800,000 children under 5 years and approximately one million older people died of pneumonia. The importance of this pathology remains underestimated, despite the publication of many articles, comments, and editorials dedicated to rectifying the imbalance and to reduce its impact and associated mortality. Current misperceptions about pneumonia are alarming. Education and awareness are essential in the fight against this major public health threat; in this endeavor, social networks can be used to distribute science-based information about the disease and thus raise awareness among the general public about the dangers it poses. Approximately 3.8 billion people were using social media at the beginning of 2020, representing more than half of the world's population.

CONCLUSION: Social networks offer a valuable tool for disseminating scientific information about pneumonia, increasing its visibility, and in general raising awareness about this preventable disease.

© The Author(s) 2020.

Keywords: Awareness; Education; Pneumolight; Pneumonia; Social networks

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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