Discovering thematic change and evolution of utilizing social media for healthcare research

Chen, Xieling; Lun, Yonghui; Yan, Jun; Hao, Tianyong; Weng, Heng

doi:10.1186/s12911-019-0757-4

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“…Social media plays an increasingly important role in health policy making [ 20 , 21 , 35 ]. As shown in our review, the urge of stopping dental services to avoid potential risks of coronavirus transmission between patients and dental care providers was tweeted by dental professionals and retweeted by other bloggers at the end of January, which may contribute to the public health policy about suspension of dental practices from the governmental agencies at the beginning of February.…”

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“…In the past decade, social media has not only changed the pattern of spread for health-related information and the communication mode between patients and health care providers, but also drawn great attraction from researchers to study the distribution of diseases [ 14 ], the diffusion of health-related information and misinformation [ 15 , 16 ], the public reactions to health events [ 17 - 19 ], and more. Accumulating studies using social media for health care research have been published annually, providing insights for public health surveillance or helping develop health policy [ 14 , 20 - 23 ]. During the COVID-19 epidemic, the social media search index was identified as a promising predictor of new cases of COVID-19 infections [ 24 ].…”

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Nature and Diffusion of COVID-19–related Oral Health Information on Chinese Social Media: Analysis of Tweets on Weibo

Tao¹,

Chu²,

McGrath³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Social media has become increasingly important as a source of information for the public and is widely used for health-related information. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has exerted a negative impact on dental practices. Objective The aim of this study is to analyze the nature and diffusion of COVID-19–related oral health information on the Chinese social media site Weibo. Methods A total of 15,900 tweets related to oral health and dentistry information from Weibo during the COVID-19 outbreak in China (December 31, 2019, to March 16, 2020) were included in our study. Two researchers coded 1000 of the total tweets in advance, and two main thematic categories with eight subtypes were refined. The included tweets were analyzed over time and geographic region, and coded into eight thematic categories. Additionally, the time distributions of tweets containing information about dental services, needs of dental treatment, and home oral care during the COVID-19 epidemic were further analyzed. Results People reacted rapidly to the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 threat to dental services, and a large amount of COVID-19–related oral health information was tweeted on Weibo. The time and geographic distribution of tweets shared similarities with epidemiological data of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Tweets containing home oral care and dental services content were the most frequently exchanged information (n=4803/15,900, 30.20% and n=4478, 28.16%, respectively). Significant differences of public attention were found between various types of bloggers in dental services–related tweets (P<.001), and the tweets from the government and media engaged the most public attention. The distributions of tweets containing information about dental services, needs of dental treatment, and home oral care information dynamically changed with time. Conclusions Our study overviewed and analyzed social media data on the dental services and oral health information during the COVID-19 epidemic, thus, providing insights for government organizations, media, and dental professionals to better facilitate oral health communication and efficiently shape public concern through social media when routine dental services are unavailable during an unprecedented event. The study of the nature and distribution of social media can serve as a useful adjunct tool to help make public health policies.

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Nature and Diffusion of COVID-19–related Oral Health Information on Chinese Social Media: Analysis of Tweets on Weibo

Tao¹,

Chu²,

McGrath³

et al. 2020

J Med Internet Res

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“…It not only boosts the historical research retrospectives but also helps explore objectively the research hotspots and frontiers in specific disciplines from both macro and micro perspectives, thus serving as useful supplement to the views of domain specialists [34]. Bibliometric analysis has been employed in various disciplines to describes distributive patterns of literature on a particular field [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43].…”

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Topics and trends in artificial intelligence assisted human brain research

Chen

Cheng

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Artificial intelligence (AI) assisted human brain research is a dynamic interdisciplinary field with great interest, rich literature, and huge diversity. The diversity in research topics and technologies keeps increasing along with the tremendous growth in application scope of AIassisted human brain research. A comprehensive understanding of this field is necessary to assess research efficacy, (re)allocate research resources, and conduct collaborations. This paper combines the structural topic modeling (STM) with the bibliometric analysis to automatically identify prominent research topics from the large-scale, unstructured text of AIassisted human brain research publications in the past decade. Analyses on topical trends, correlations, and clusters reveal distinct developmental trends of these topics, promising research orientations, and diverse topical distributions in influential countries/regions and research institutes. These findings help better understand scientific and technological AIassisted human brain research, provide insightful guidance for resource (re)allocation, and promote effective international collaborations.

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“…The healthcare sector is experiencing continuous improvements due to the implementation of innovative technologies, especially in the field of telemedicine. It offers new modalities of medical information exchange, more efficient communication, reduced costs, improved adherence to treatment, and better clinical outcomes (1,2). With this in mind, mobile phones and related applications seem to be promising tools in medicine and are often used by patients worldwide to benefit from free medical advice quickly and easily (3,4).…”

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Telephone Consultation and Prescription in Pediatrics: Contributing Factors and Impact on Clinical Outcomes

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Objectives: To evaluate phone-based consultation practices and drug prescription profiles in pediatrics and to highlight their possible uses, contributing factors, and effects on clinical outcomes. Background: The ownership and everyday use of cell phones are increasing worldwide. Telehealth is gaining the support of health professionals for the delivery of simple healthcare measures to more complex management decisions. Despite this, in our country, doctors have been advised by concerned authorities to avoid any phone-based medical activity as the safety of such practices is still not well-established, especially among vulnerable pediatric patients. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a national level over 5 months. Phone consultations and prescription behaviors data were collected through a self-administrated questionnaire. The target population consisted of pediatric-trained physicians with at least 1 year of experience. Factors influencing telephone prescriptions were assessed using bivariate analysis. Results: Of among 120 included physicians (75.0% male), 64.2% were general pediatricians, 77.5% practiced in private clinics, and 27.5% had more than 20 years of work experience. All participants gave medical advice over the phone; 61.7% considered that they should be reimbursed for these activities and 29.2% of them reviewed 50% of their patients for the same complaint. A total of 109 participants (90.8%) prescribed drugs using a direct phone call (80.7%), SMS (27.5%), or WhatsApp application (61.5%). Antipyretics (97.2%) and cough suppressants (48.1%) were the most frequently prescribed drugs. Pharmacists' corrective interventions were seen in 40.4% of prescriptions. Fever was the only symptom that was statistically associated with phone prescriptions. Prescribers seemed to be less experienced and were more likely to consider phone-based practices as reimbursable activities. Conclusions: Consultations and prescriptions through mobile phones are extremely frequent in pediatric practices, even when restricted by responsible authorities. Our results highlight the frequency of medical prescription errors and the need for corrective Haddad et al. Telephone Consultation and Prescription in Pediatrics interventions by pharmacists. The current practice of telemedicine may not ensure the patient's safety but exists rather as a convenience. There is a need for proper oversight with a regulatory framework and input from all stakeholders, including pediatricians and pharmacists.

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Discovering thematic change and evolution of utilizing social media for healthcare research

Cited by 79 publications

References 38 publications

Nature and Diffusion of COVID-19–related Oral Health Information on Chinese Social Media: Analysis of Tweets on Weibo

Nature and Diffusion of COVID-19–related Oral Health Information on Chinese Social Media: Analysis of Tweets on Weibo

Topics and trends in artificial intelligence assisted human brain research

Telephone Consultation and Prescription in Pediatrics: Contributing Factors and Impact on Clinical Outcomes

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