Examining Public Communication About Kidney Cancer on Twitter
| Autor: | Paulo Gustavo Bergerot, Meghan Salgia, Sumanta K. Pal, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Brendan N. Cotta, Nazli Dizman, Jacob J. Adashek, Mina S. Sedrak, Andrew R. Wong, Cristiane Decat Bergerot |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
020205 medical informatics MEDLINE 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences Prostate cancer 0302 clinical medicine Public health surveillance 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Prevalence Original Report Humans Social media Public Health Surveillance Health communication Qualitative Research Extramural business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Kidney Neoplasms Health Communication 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine business Kidney cancer Social Media Software Qualitative research |
| Popis: | PURPOSE Several studies have described the content of Twitter conversations about lung, breast, and prostate cancer, but little is known about how the public uses Twitter to discuss kidney cancer. We sought to characterize the content of conversations on Twitter about kidney cancer and the participants engaged in these dialogues. METHODS This qualitative study analyzed the content of 2,097 tweets that contained the key words kidney cancer from August 1 to 22, 2017. Tweets were categorized by content domain of conversations related to kidney cancer on Twitter and user types of participants in these dialogues. RESULTS Among the 2,097 kidney cancer–related tweets analyzed, 858 (41.4%) were authored by individuals, 865 (41.2%) by organizations, and 364 (17.4%) by media sites. The most common content discussed was support (29.3%) and treatment (26.5%). Among the 2,097 tweets, 825 were unique tweets, and 1,272 were retweets. The most common unique tweets were about clinical trials (23.9%), most often authored by media sites. The most common retweets were about treatment (38.5%), most often authored by organizations. CONCLUSION Twitter dialogues about kidney cancer are most commonly related to support and treatment. Our findings provide insights that may inform the design of new interventions that use social media as a tool to improve communication of kidney cancer information. Additional efforts are needed to improve our understanding of the value and direct utility of social media in improving kidney cancer care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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