Online detection of concerned HIV-related messages in web forums

Sung, Re-Jiau; Chiu, Chaochang; Chiu, Nan-Hsing; Hsiao, Chih-Hao

doi:10.1080/09540121.2013.819408

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“…There is a stream of publications concerning the mining of political opinions from websites, forums and social media (Sobkowicz et al 2012 ; Sobkowicz and Sobkowicz 2012 ). There are also attempts to use web mining in health research: for instance content mining of website discussion forums to detect concern levels for HIV/AIDS (Sung et al 2013 ) and mining social media to discover drug adverse effects (Yang et al 2012 ).…”

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Use of web mining in studying innovation

2014

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As enterprises expand and post increasing information about their business activities on their websites, website data promises to be a valuable source for investigating innovation. This article examines the practicalities and effectiveness of web mining as a research method for innovation studies. We use web mining to explore the R&D activities of 296 UK-based green goods small and mid-size enterprises. We find that website data offers additional insights when compared with other traditional unobtrusive research methods, such as patent and publication analysis. We examine the strengths and limitations of enterprise innovation web mining in terms of a wide range of data quality dimensions, including accuracy, completeness, currency, quantity, flexibility and accessibility. We observe that far more companies in our sample report undertaking R&D activities on their web sites than would be suggested by looking only at conventional data sources. While traditional methods offer information about the early phases of R&D and invention through publications and patents, web mining offers insights that are more downstream in the innovation process. Handling website data is not as easy as alternative data sources, and care needs to be taken in executing search strategies. Website information is also self-reported and companies may vary in their motivations for posting (or not posting) information about their activities on websites. Nonetheless, we find that web mining is a significant and useful complement to current methods, as well as offering novel insights not easily obtained from other unobtrusive sources.

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Use of web mining in studying innovation

2014

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“…Consumers can receive social and emotional support from "people like them," which they typically do not expect from heath care professionals (Nam et al, 2009). Online communication through Web forums and social Q&A is very helpful for people with stigmatic health issues such as HIV and cancers because they can learn practical information to cope with those overwhelming problems (Sung et al, 2014). Indeed, sometimes people turn to social Q&A sites to find something other than medical expertise that is nevertheless valuable (Sillence et al, 2007).…”

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What answers do questioners want on social Q&A? User preferences of answers about STDs

Bae

2017

Internet Research

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to understand consumers' preferences for answers about sexually transmitted diseases on social question and answer (Q&A) sites by employing message features and information sources as conceptual frameworks. Design/methodology/approach -The study compared best answers selected by questioners with their randomly drawn counterpart non-best answers on Yahoo! Answers as a paired sample (n ¼ 180). Findings -The findings indicate that questioners on social Q&A sites were more likely to prefer answers including message features such as numeric information, social norms, optimistic information, and loss-framing, as well as information sources that featured expertise, references, and links to other websites. Pessimistic information was negatively associated with questioners' preference for answers.Research limitations/implications -The study extended the discussion of consumers' selection of best answers to message features and information sources as additional criteria. Practical implications -The findings suggest that answerers on social Q&A sites communicate more effectively with their audiences by utilizing persuasive communication. Social implications -There is a quality issue on social Q&A sites. The findings will be helpful for health professionals to develop answers that are more likely to be selected as best answers, which will enhance overall quality of health information on social Q&A sites. Originality/value -Consumers' preference criteria for health information have been investigated using many different approaches. However, no study has used a persuasion framework to examine how consumers appraise answer quality. The present study confirmed consumers' preference criteria as found in previous social Q&A studies and extended the discussion of consumers' perceptions of answer quality by applying the frameworks of message features and information sources.

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Stigma of HIV Testing on Online HIV Forums: Self-Stigma and the Unspoken

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Taylor³

2017

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv

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Most studies examining HIV-related content in web forums have revolved around the most frequently used terms in HIV-related messages and topics, as well as the supportive nature of those messages. The current study explored barriers that prevent individuals from seeking HIV testing (specifically stigma). The current study analyzed a total of 210 threads and 319 posts, yielding 13 threads that revealed how individuals self-stigmatize and expressed how the fear of being diagnosed prevented them from seeking HIV testing. Results suggest that forums or online communities may perpetuate subculture values that deviate from mainstream values. Another important finding is that there is a lack of HIV testing information in forums for adolescents, which may contribute to the trend of young individuals engaging in risky sexual behaviors not getting tested in a timely fashion. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 55(12), 34-43.].

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Online detection of concerned HIV-related messages in web forums

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Use of web mining in studying innovation

Use of web mining in studying innovation

What answers do questioners want on social Q&A? User preferences of answers about STDs

Stigma of HIV Testing on Online HIV Forums: Self-Stigma and the Unspoken

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