Dissemination of health information through social networks: twitter and antibiotics.
Dissemination of health information through social networks: twitter and antibiotics.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.004
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发表时间:
2010-04
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Larson EL
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作者:
Scanfeld D;Scanfeld V;Larson EL
This study reviewed Twitter status updates mentioning “antibiotic(s)” to determine overarching categories and explore evidence of misunderstanding or misuse of antibiotics. One thousand Twitter status updates mentioning antibiotic(s) were randomly selected for content analysis and categorization. To explore cases of potential misunderstanding or misuse, these status updates were mined for co-occurrence of the following terms: “cold + antibiotic(s),” “extra antibiotic(s),” “flu + antibiotic(s),” “leftover antibiotic(s),” and “share antibiotic(s)” and reviewed to confirm evidence of misuse or misunderstanding. Of the 1,000 status updates, 971 were categorized into 11 groups: General Use (n=289), Advice/Information (n=157), Side Effects/Negative Reactions (n=113), Diagnosis (n=102), Resistance (n=92), Misunderstanding and/or Misuse (n=55), Positive Reactions (n=48), Animals (n=46), Other (n=42), Wanting/Needing (n=19), and Cost (n=8). Cases of misunderstanding or abuse were identified for the following combinations: “flu + antibiotic(s)” (n=345), “cold + antibiotic(s)” (n=302), “leftover antibiotic(s)” (n=23), “share antibiotic(s)” (n=10), and “extra antibiotic(s)” (n=7). Social media sites offer means of health information sharing. Further study is warranted to explore how such networks may provide a venue to identify misuse or misunderstanding of antibiotics, promote positive behavior change, disseminate valid information, and explore how such tools can be used to gather real-time health data.
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DOI:
10.1177/1466424008092228
发表时间:
2008-07-01
期刊:
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH
影响因子:
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作者:
Hardey, Michael
通讯作者:
Hardey, Michael
影响因子:
1.8
作者:
Akhtar-Danesh, Noori;Baumann, Andrea;Cordingley, Lis
通讯作者:
Cordingley, Lis
影响因子:
5.2
作者:
Rodgers, A;Corbett, T;Jones, M
通讯作者:
Jones, M
影响因子:
3.8
作者:
Boulos, Maged N. Kamel;Wheeler, Steve
通讯作者:
Wheeler, Steve
影响因子:
11.8
作者:
Keller M;Blench M;Tolentino H;Freifeld CC;Mandl KD;Mawudeku A;Eysenbach G;Brownstein JS
通讯作者:
Brownstein JS