Creating Cohesive Community Through Shared Reading: A Case Study of One Book Nova Scotia

Harder, Alyssa; Howard, Vivian; Sedo, DeNel Rehberg

doi:10.21083/partnership.v10i1.3098

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“…Netlytic automatically summarizes and discovers communication networks from publicly available social media posts [46]; it uses public Application Program Interfaces to collect posts from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (public groups and pages). Netlytic has been used in a number of studies exploring Web-based communities, including the motivation for healthy lifestyles [47], the impact of a Web-based reading program [48], and engagement of the Health Care Social Media of Canada community [49]. Owing to platform interface differences, the search strategy was adapted to each social media platform as outlined below.…”

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Social Media Content About Children’s Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis

Me¹,

Chambers²,

Corkum³

et al. 2018

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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Background Social media is often used for health communication and can facilitate fast information exchange. Despite its increasing use, little is known about child health information sharing and engagement over social media. Objective The primary objectives of this study are to systematically describe the content of social media posts about child pain and sleep and identify the level of research evidence in these posts. The secondary objective is to examine user engagement with information shared over social media. Methods Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook were searched by members of the research team over a 2-week period using a comprehensive search strategy. Codes were used to categorize the content of posts to identify the frequency of content categories shared over social media platforms. Posts were evaluated by content experts to determine the frequency of posts consistent with existing research evidence. User engagement was analyzed using Netlytic, a social network analysis program, to examine visual networks illustrating the level of user engagement. Results From the 2-week period, nearly 1500 pain-related and 3800 sleep-related posts were identified and analyzed. Twitter was used most often to share knowledge about child pain (639/1133, 56.40% of posts), and personal experiences for child sleep (2255/3008, 75.00% of posts). For both topics, Instagram posts shared personal experiences (53/68, 78% pain; 413/478, 86.4% sleep), Facebook group posts shared personal experiences (30/49, 61% pain; 230/345, 66.7% sleep) and Facebook pages shared knowledge (68/198, 34.3% pain; 452/1026, 44.05% sleep). Across platforms, research evidence was shared in 21.96% (318/1448) of pain- and 9.16% (445/4857) of sleep-related posts; 5.38% (61/1133) of all pain posts and 2.82% (85/3008) of all sleep posts shared information inconsistent with the evidence, while the rest were absent of evidence. User interactions were indirect, with mostly one-way, rather than reciprocal conversations. Conclusions Social media is commonly used to discuss child health, yet the majority of posts do not contain research evidence, and user engagement is primarily one-way. These findings represent an opportunity to expand engagement through open conversations with credible sources. Research and health care communities can benefit from incorporating specific information about evidence within social media posts to improve communication with the public and empower users to distinguish evidence-based content better. Together, these findings have identified potential gaps in social media communication that may be informative targets to guide future strategies for improving the translation of child health evidence over social media.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media Content About Children’s Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis

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Chambers²,

Corkum³

et al. 2018

JMIR Pediatr Parent

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“…Online book clubs are technical extensions of offline discussion groups (Foasberg, ; Scharber, ; Sedo, ), with readers sharing book reviews or recommendations “regardless of factors such as cultural or socio‐economic background, gender, reading level or geography” (Sedo, , p. 8). Online book reading initiatives may also be harnessed for community building (Harder, Howard, & Sedo, ) as well as for library activities and book promotion by publishers (Harder et al, ) and can allow direct interactions with a book's author (Gruzd & Sedo, ). Goodreads is sometimes used to help organize online or offline clubs (Hooper, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Goodreads: A social network site for book readers

Thelwall

Kousha

2016

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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Goodreads is an Amazon-owned book-based social web site for members to share books read, review books, rate books and connect with other readers. Goodreads has tens of millions of book reviews, recommendations and ratings that may help librarians and readers to select relevant books. This article describes a first investigation of the properties of Goodreads users, using a random sample of 50,000 members. The results suggest that about three quarters of members with a public profile are female, and that there is little difference between male and female users in patterns of behaviour, except for females registering more books and rating them less positively. Goodreads librarians and super users engage extensively with most features of the site. The absence of strong correlations between book-based and social usage statistics (e.g., numbers of friends, followers, books, reviews, and ratings) suggests that members choose their own individual balance of social and book activities and rarely ignore one at the expense of the other. Goodreads is therefore neither primarily a book-based website nor primarily a social network site but is a genuine hybrid, social navigation site.

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“…To acquire Instagram content, Netlytic was employed as a cloud-based social media analytics tool [ 65 ]. Netlytic has been used to collect, analyze, and visualize social media data on a variety of research topics from political discussion on Twitter [ 66 ] to health care community practice [ 67 ]. On May 22, 2017, public Instagram posts tagged #pugua were collected using the Instagram application programming interface (API) accessed through Netlytic.…”

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An Instagram-Based Study to Understand Betel Nut Use Culture in Micronesia: Exploratory Content Analysis

Buente¹,

Dalisay²,

Pokhrel³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background A 2012 World Health Organization report recognizes betel nut use as an urgent public health threat faced by the Western Pacific region. However, compared with other addictive substances, little is known about how betel nuts are depicted on social media platforms. In particular, image-based social media platforms can be powerful tools for health communication. Studying the content of substance use on visual social media may provide valuable insights into public health interventions. Objective This study aimed to explore and document the ways that betel nut is portrayed on the photo-sharing site Instagram. The analysis focuses on the hashtag #pugua, which refers to the local term for betel nut in Guam and other parts of Micronesia. Methods An exploratory content analysis of 242 Instagram posts tagged #pugua was conducted based on previous research on substance use and Instagram and betel nut practices in Micronesia. In addition, the study examined the social engagement of betel nut content on the image-based platform. Results The study findings revealed content themes referencing the betel nut or betel nut tree, betel nut preparation practices, and the unique social and cultural context surrounding betel nut activity in Guam and Micronesia. In addition, certain practices and cultural themes encouraged social engagement on Instagram. Conclusions The findings from this study emphasize the cultural relevance of betel nut use in Micronesia. These findings provide a basis for empirically testing hypotheses related to the etiological roles of cultural identity and pride in shaping betel nut use behavior among Micronesians, particularly youths and young adults. Such research is likely to inform the development of culturally relevant betel nut prevention and cessation programs.

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Creating Cohesive Community Through Shared Reading: A Case Study of One Book Nova Scotia

Cited by 10 publications

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Social Media Content About Children’s Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis

Social Media Content About Children’s Pain and Sleep: Content and Network Analysis

Goodreads: A social network site for book readers

An Instagram-Based Study to Understand Betel Nut Use Culture in Micronesia: Exploratory Content Analysis

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