ORIJINAL ARAŞTIRMA
Türkiye’de Kuru İğneleme Tedavisi: Instagram Bize Ne Fısıldıyor?
Dry Needling Treatment in Türkiye: What Does Instagram Whisper to Us?
Received Date : 26 Jul 2022
Accepted Date : 03 Apr 2023
Available Online : 06 Apr 2023
Yakup ERDENa, Mustafa Hüseyin TEMELb, Fatih BAĞCIERc
aClinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, İzzet Baysal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Bolu, Türkiye
bClinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Üsküdar State Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
cClinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
Doi: 10.31609/jpmrs.2022-92626 - Makale Dili: EN
J PMR Sci. 2023;26(3):264-9
ÖZET
Amaç: Kuru iğneleme tedavisi hekimlerin sık başvurduğu, farklı endikasyonlarda
uygulanabilen invaziv bir tedavi yöntemidir. Bu çalışmada,
Instagram’da kuru iğneleme ile ilgili etiketleri kullanarak elde edilen gönderilerin
analizi yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 01.01.2021 tarihinde
#kuruigne, #kuruiğne, #kuruigneleme, #kuruiğneleme, #kuruiğnetedavisi
ve #kuruignetedavisi etiketleri sorgulanarak elde edilen gönderilerin yazarlık
ve içerik analizi yapılmıştır. Sorgulanan her etiket için “Top 9” gönderi
kümesi ve en son 30 gönderi çalışmaya dâhil edilmiştir. Bulgular: Değerlendirmeye
alınan 97 gönderinin yazarlık açısından 36’sı hekimler tarafından
(%37), 53’ü (%55) hekim dışı sağlık personeli tarafından paylaşılmıştır.
Gönderilerin içerik analizine göre eğitim mesajlarının en popüler (%58,6,
n=61) içerik olduğu, bunu reklamların takip ettiği (%28,8, n=30) görülmüştür.
Sonuç: Türkiye’de kuru iğneleme tedavisi gibi girişimsel tedavi yöntemlerinin
uygulama yetkisi sadece hekimlere verilmiştir. İlgili
yönetmeliklerde net bir şekilde ifade edilmiş olmasına rağmen hekim dışı
sağlık personelinin bu konuda gerek eğitimsel içeriklerle, gerek reklam vererek
Instagram’da aktif oldukları görülmüştür. Bu konuda, ağrı ile uğraşan
hekimlerin günlük pratiğinde ve Instagram’da kuru iğneleme konusunda
daha aktif olmaları gerektiğini düşünmekteyiz.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Instagram; kuru iğneleme; hekim
ABSTRACT
Objective: Dry needling is an invasive treatment method that
physicians use frequently and can be applied for different indications. In
this study, the analysis of the posts obtained by using hashtags related to
dry needling on Instagram has been made. Material and Methods: On
01.01.2021, the authorship and content analysis of the posts were obtained
by questioning the hashtags of #kuruigne, #kuruiğne, #kuruigneleme,
#kuruiğneleme, #kuruiğnetedavisi, and #kuruignetedavisi was performed.
For each hashtag queried, the “Top 9” post set and the most recent 30 posts
were included in the study. Results: Regarding authorship, 36 of the 97 articles
evaluated were shared by physicians (37%) and 53 (55%) by nonphysician
medical staff. According to the content analysis of the posts, the
educational messages were the most popular (58.6%, n=61) content, followed
by the advertisements (28.8%, n=30). Conclusion: Enforcement authority
of invasive treatment methods such as dry needling treatment is given
only to physicians in Türkiye. Although it has been clearly stated in the relevant
regulations, it has been observed that non-physician healthcare personnel
are active on Instagram with educational content and advertising. In
this regard, pain management physicians should be more involved in dry
needling in their daily practice and on Instagram.
Keywords: Instagram; dry needling; physician
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