%0 Journal Article
%@ 2561-6722
%I JMIR Publications
%V 5
%N 1
%P e29857
%T Health Care Professional and Caregiver Attitudes Toward and Usage of Medical Podcasting: Questionnaire Study
%A Lee,Clement
%A Zhou,Melissa S
%A Wang,Evelyn R
%A Huber,Matthew
%A Lockwood,Katie K
%A Parga,Joanna
%+ Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States, 1 626 660 4428, theclem@gmail.com
%K podcasts
%K social media
%K caregiver
%K parent
%K parenting
%K education
%K pediatrics
%K podcasting
%K patient education
%D 2022
%7 1.2.2022
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Pediatr Parent
%G English
%X Background: Podcasts are used increasingly in medicine. There is growing research into the role of podcasts in medical education, but the use of podcasting as a tool for pediatric parent/caregiver health education is largely unexplored. As parents/caregivers seek medical information online, an understanding of parental preferences is needed. Objective: We sought to explore health care professional and parent/caregiver awareness and views on podcasting as a health education tool. Methods: This survey study was conducted and distributed via in-person collection from parents/caregivers (≥18 years old) in the waiting room of an academic pediatric primary care clinic, targeted social media promotion, and professional listservs for health care professionals in pediatrics. Statistical analysis included chi-square tests of independence between categorical variables. Results: In total, 125 health care professionals and 126 caregivers completed the survey. Of those surveyed, 81% (101/125) of health care professionals and 55% (69/126) of parents/caregivers listened to podcasts (P<.001). Health care professionals and parents/caregivers listed the same top 3 quality indicators for medical podcasts. Podcast listeners were more likely to have higher incomes and use professional websites for information. The survey elicited a variety of reasons for podcast nonengagement. Conclusions: Health care professionals appear to be more engaged in medical education podcasts than parents/caregivers. However, similar factors were valued when evaluating the quality of a pediatric podcast: accuracy, transparency, and credibility. Professional websites may be one avenue to increase podcast uptake. More needs to be done to explore the use of podcasts and digital media for medical information. 
%M 35103616
%R 10.2196/29857
%U https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2022/1/e29857
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/29857
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103616