THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF POSTS IN ELECTRONIC MAILING GROUP CALLED 'TURK-SPINE'

J Turk Spinal Surg 2016;27(4):237-240

1. Resident, Turkish Health Ministry Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kadıköy, İstanbul.

2. Surgeon of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turkish Health Ministry Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kadıköy, İstanbul.

3. Surgeon of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turkish Health Ministry Maltepe State Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, İstanbul.

4. Assoc. Prof. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turkish Health Ministry Haydarpaşa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kadıköy, İstanbul.

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Received Date: 23.07.2016

Accepted Date: 14.09.2016

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

The purpose of this study is to define the content of e-mail messages from the group of Turk-spine between 2001 and 2015.

Methods:

E-mail messages received from Turk- Spine group were analyzed between 2001 and 2015, documented by categorizing to 6 groups.

Conclusion:

4260 messages have been sent to the group. The number of messages sent in 2001 was 70, this number reached to 1179 in 2013. The main issues in received messages were noted as congress, symposium, meeting announcements (31.7%) and greetings, condolences and social messages (25.3%). Cases and scientific discussions constitute 14.5% and 4.4% of messages, respectively.

Inference:

This study reveals the importance of communication of surgeons interested in spine by e-mail. Although there is a minority of scientific topics and messages, e-mail group continues to grow day by day and its importance is increasing.