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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/102008, first published .
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Exploring Social Media Use and Anxiety Symptoms in Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Secondary Data Analysis

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

Melissa Powell   1 , MS, MSN, PhD ;   Kristen Choi   2 , PhD ;   Russell G Buhr   3 , MD, PhD ;   Lauren E Wisk   4 , PhD

1 Division of General Internal Medicine and Human Services Research, The National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

2 Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Joe C. Wen School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

3 Fielding School of Public Health, Health Policy and Management, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

4 Department of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Melissa Powell, MS, MSN, PhD
  • Division of General Internal Medicine and Human Services Research
  • The National Clinician Scholars Program, University of California
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