A Content Analysis of Chronic Diseases Social Groups on Facebook and Twitter
A Content Analysis of Chronic Diseases Social Groups on Facebook and Twitter
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DOI：
10.1089/tmj.2011.0227
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Anton-Rodriguez, Miriam
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作者：
De la Torre-Diez, Isabel;Javier Diaz-Pernas, Francisco;Anton-Rodriguez, Miriam
关于将社交网络用于与健康相关的目的的研究有限。这项研究旨在描述Facebook和Twitter上关于结直肠癌、乳腺癌和糖尿病的群组的目的和使用情况。我们在Facebook(www.facebook.com)和Twitter(www.twitter.com)上搜索“结直肠癌”、“乳腺癌”和“糖尿病”。通过提取其网络名称、成员数量、兴趣和网站URL来分析每个重要的组。我们在Facebook和Twitter上发现了216个乳腺癌组，171个结直肠癌组，527个糖尿病组。最大比例的结直肠癌组(25.58%)关注预防，类似于乳腺癌，而糖尿病组主要关注研究问题(25.09%)。Facebook上关于乳腺癌和糖尿病的社交群组(约82%)比推特(约18%)多。在结直肠癌方面，差异较小：Facebook为62.23%，Twitter为31.76%。社交网络是支持患有这三种疾病的患者的有用工具。关于将这些社交网络用于疾病支持目的，Facebook的使用率高于Twitter，这可能是因为Twitter比Facebook更新，其使用没有那么普遍。
Research on the use of social networks for health-related purposes is limited. This study aims to characterize the purpose and use of Facebook and Twitter groups concerning colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and diabetes. We searched in Facebook (www.facebook.com) and Twitter (www.twitter.com) using the terms "colorectal cancer," "breast cancer," and "diabetes." Each important group has been analyzed by extracting its network name, number of members, interests, and Web site URL. We found 216 breast cancer groups, 171 colorectal cancer groups, and 527 diabetes groups on Facebook and Twitter. The largest percentage of the colorectal cancer groups (25.58%) addresses prevention, similarly to breast cancer, whereas diabetes groups are mainly focused on research issues (25.09%). There are more social groups about breast cancer and diabetes on Facebook (around 82%) than on Twitter (around 18%). Regarding colorectal cancer, the difference is less: Facebook had 62.23%, and Twitter 31.76%. Social networks are a useful tool for supporting patients suffering from these three diseases. Regarding the use of these social networks for disease support purposes, Facebook shows a higher usage rate than Twitter, perhaps because Twitter is newer than Facebook, and its use is not so generalized.