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Table 6 PI anonymous questionnaire results

From: Social media use to improve communication on children and adolescent’s health: the role of the Italian Paediatric Society influencers

Gender

Number of answers

 Male n (%)

9 (45)

 Female n (%)

11 (55)

Age

 Mean (range)

36.8 (29–48)

 SD

5.88

Geographic origin

 North, n(%)

5 (25)

 Centre, n (%)

10 (50)

 South, n (%)

5 (25)

Social Media Contacts (range)

500–4400

PI employment

 Medical Doctor, n(%)

13 (65)

 Researcher, n (%)

2 (10)

 Resident, n (%)

5 (25)

Social Media Used

 Facebook

11 (55)

 Instagram

5 (25)

 LinkedIn

3 (15)

 Twitter

2 (10)

Social media usage for scientific communication (1 to 10 score)

  ≤ 6 points, n(%)

0 (0)

 7 points, n(%)

2 (10)

 8 points, n(%)

10 (50)

 9 points, n (%)

5 (25)

 10 points, n (%)

3 (15)

Social media usage to communicate with patients (1 to 10 score)

  ≤ 5 points, n(%)

0 (0)

 6 points, n (%)

2 (10)

 7 points, n (%)

3 (15)

 8 points, n (%)

10 (50)

 9 points, n(%)

3 (15)

 10 points, n(%)

2 (10)

PIs feeling about the project: positive or negative

 Positive, n (%)

18 (90)

 Negative, n(%)

2 (10)

PIs accordance with the Italian Paediatric Society contents (1 to 10 score)

  ≤ 8

0 (0)

 9 points, n(%)

2 (10)

 10 points, n(%)

18 (90)