Public Health Surveillance of Dental Pain via Twitter
Public Health Surveillance of Dental Pain via Twitter
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DOI：
10.1177/0022034511415273
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Gibbs, J. L.
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作者：
Heaivilin, N.;Gerbert, B.;Gibbs, J. L.
在 Twitter 上，人们回答这样的问题：“你现在在做什么？”不超过 140 个字符。我们调查了符合牙痛相关搜索标准的 Twitter 帖子内容。一组 1000 条推文是从 7 个非连续天内的 4859 条推文中随机选择的。内容使用预先建立的、非互斥的类别进行编码，包括牙痛的经历、为应对牙痛而采取或考虑的行动、对日常生活的影响以及从 Twitter 社区寻求的建议。在排除模棱两可的推文、垃圾邮件和重复用户后，我们分析了 772 条推文并计算了频率。在 772 条推文样本中，83% (n = 640) 主要被归类为对牙痛的一般陈述，22% (n = 170) 被归类为已采取或考虑的行动，15% (n = 112) 被归类为描述对日常活动的影响。在已采取或考虑采取的行动中，44% (n = 74) 表示去看了牙医，43% (n = 73) 服用了镇痛药或抗生素药物，14% (n = 24) 积极向 Twitter 社区寻求建议。 Twitter 用户广泛分享与牙痛相关的健康信息，包括为缓解疼痛而采取的行动以及疼痛的影响。这种新媒体可能为牙科专业人员提供传播健康信息的机会。
On Twitter, people answer the question, "What are you doing right now?" in no more than 140 characters. We investigated the content of Twitter posts meeting search criteria relating to dental pain. A set of 1000 tweets was randomly selected from 4859 tweets over 7 non-consecutive days. The content was coded using pre-established, non-mutually-exclusive categories, including the experience of dental pain, actions taken or contemplated in response to a toothache, impact on daily life, and advice sought from the Twitter community. After excluding ambiguous tweets, spam, and repeat users, we analyzed 772 tweets and calculated frequencies. Of the sample of 772 tweets, 83% (n = 640) were primarily categorized as a general statement of dental pain, 22% (n = 170) as an action taken or contemplated, and 15% (n = 112) as describing an impact on daily activities. Among the actions taken or contemplated, 44% (n = 74) reported seeing a dentist, 43% (n = 73) took an analgesic or antibiotic medication, and 14% (n = 24) actively sought advice from the Twitter community. Twitter users extensively share health information relating to dental pain, including actions taken to relieve pain and the impact of pain. This new medium may provide an opportunity for dental professionals to disseminate health information.