Exploring Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Analysis - Scorecard - MDSpire
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Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Study

  • By

  • Melissa Powell

  • Kristen Choi

  • Russell G Buhr

  • Lauren E Wisk

  • October 15, 2026

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Clinical Scorecard: Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Study

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionAnxiety symptoms among health care workers in the context of social media use during COVID-19
Key MechanismsThe introduction discusses possible effects of social media use and information overload, and potential opportunities for education, connection, and health promotion; it does not establish mechanisms for this study.
Target PopulationHealth care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Care SettingNot specified in the supplied excerpt

Key Highlights

  • The article investigates associations between social media use and anxiety symptoms among health care workers.
  • The introduction states that evidence on social media’s effects among health care workers is limited, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Prior research cited in the introduction associated media-related information overload with COVID-19 fatalism and exhaustion.
  • The introduction cites potential social media opportunities for education, connection, and health promotion, while noting that the appropriate level of exposure remains undefined.

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          Health care workers; participant characteristics and sample size are not reported in the supplied excerpt.

          No treatment or prescribing information is provided in the supplied excerpt.

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