Uzair Shah, Alaa A. Abd-alrazaq, Jens Schneider, Mowafa J Househ, Zubair Shah
{"title":"Twitters’ Concerns and Opinions About the COVID-19 Booster Shots: Infoveillance Study","authors":"Uzair Shah, Alaa A. Abd-alrazaq, Jens Schneider, Mowafa J Househ, Zubair Shah","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2106404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2106404","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective: This study aimed to categorize and analyze the public response toward third/booster shots of COVID-19 on Twitter. Methods: We downloaded the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots related Tweets using the Twitter API. The collected Tweets were pre-processed to prepare them for analysis by (1) removing non-English language tweets, retweets, emojis, emoticons, non-printable characters, the punctuation marks, and the prepositions, (2) anonymizing the identity of the users, and (3) normalizing various forms of the same words. We used the state-of-the-art BertTopic modeling library to identify the most popular topics. Results: Of 165,048 Tweets collected, 36,908 Tweets were analyzed in this study. From these tweets, we identified 9 topics, which were about Biden administration, Pfizer & BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, eligibility for booster shots, side effects, Donald Trump, variants of the Novel Coronavirus, and conspiracy theory & propaganda. The mean of sentiment was positive in all topics. The lowest and highest mean of sentiments were for the Donald Trump topic (0.0097) and the Johnson & Johnson topic (0.1294), respectively. Conclusions: The topics identified in this study not only accurately reflect the contemporary COVID-19 discussion, but also the high degree of politicization in the USA. While the latter might be a result of our rejection of non-English tweets, it is reassuring to see our fully automated, unsupervised pipeline reliably extract such global features in the data at scale. We, therefore, believe that the methodology presented in this study is mature and useful for other infoveillance studies on a wide variety of topics.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45089496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping Pregnancy Resources Available Online to LGBTQIA+ Health Consumers","authors":"A. Pomputius, Margaret Ansell, Jane Morgan-Daniel","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2136916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2136916","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract LGBTQIA+ people building families face many health service barriers, often turning to online consumer health information in addition to or instead of navigating heteronormative and cisnormative health care systems. This research evaluated available online resources about family building for LGBTQIA + health consumers, in order to improve awareness of quality resources among librarians, while also highlighting an existing information research and services gap. Librarians located resources that explicitly addressed pregnancy and assisted reproduction information needs of the LGBTQIA + community. Included resources focused on pregnancy and assisted reproduction; excluded resources focused on sexual health, contraception, or unwanted pregnancies. Identified resources were assessed by findability (ease of locating), readability, accessibility, understandability, actionability, and inclusivity.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44844000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Content Analysis of Orthodontic Treatment Information Contained within the Websites of General Dental Practices","authors":"Maurice J Meade, C. Dreyer","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2124494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2124494","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the content, quality, and readability of orthodontic information contained on the websites of general dental practices located in Australia. An online search strategy was adopted to identify practice websites for evaluation. Websites satisfying inclusion/exclusion criteria were checked for the presence of pre-determined orthodontic treatment-related items. Three validated quality of health information and readability tools were applied for website content assessment. A total of 231 websites satisfied inclusion/exclusion criteria. The mean overall [SD] DISCERN score was 29.87 (6.03)/80, [95%CI: 29.09–30.65]. The majority of the websites (88.3%) recorded poor or very poor DISCERN quality of information scores. Most websites described orthodontic clear aligner treatment (91.3%). Information regarding Invisalign ® was provided by 69.3% and myofunctional therapy by 22.5%. Only 7 (3%) websites indicated that orthodontic retention was indefinite. The mean [SD] Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) score was 10.10 [1.31], (95%CI: 9.95–10.25). The SMOG and Flesch Reading Ease scores were closely correlated (r = −0.9041; 95%CI: −0.93 to −0.88; p < 0.0001) and signified difficult-to-read information. The content authors should consider the use of quality information and readability tools to ensure that readers access high-quality and readable information.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48752277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Restart: Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Life","authors":"Andrea Slonosky","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2136915","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2136915","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41340171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Y. Cuan-Baltazar, M. J. Muñóz-Pérez, E. Soto-Vega
{"title":"Pediatric Cancer Information on the Internet: A Comparative Study of the Websites Quality in English and Spanish Languages","authors":"J. Y. Cuan-Baltazar, M. J. Muñóz-Pérez, E. Soto-Vega","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2126641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2126641","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The quality of the health information presented on the Internet is a public health problem, anyone can spread information even if it is false. One factor that influences the quality is the language in which it is presented. It is known that 85% of cancer patients search about their disease, and it influences the decisions they would take concerning their treatment. Spanish speakers are the second largest population after Mandarin Chinese, but the main scientific and medical information is published in English. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of pediatric cancer information on the Internet provided in English and Spanish languages. A Google chrome search was performed in both languages using the words “children cancer.” Three different validated tools to assess the quality of the information were used (JAMA benchmarks, DISCERN and HONcode). For all the tools used, the information in English was of better quality than Spanish information. We found a significant difference between the DISCERN and JAMA benchmark. Only 26.74% of the English and 3.57% of the Spanish websites fit all the DISCERN criteria and 25 % of the English and 13.39% of the Spanish websites fit the 4 JAMA criteria. The HONcode was no different between both languages. The health institutions should verify the health information presented on the Internet and issue recommendations which are the best sites to use.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44326370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recalls.gov: Your Online Resource for Recalls","authors":"Bethany Figg","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2136913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2136913","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The United States Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States Environmental Protection Agency, The United States Department of Agriculture, United States Coast Guard, and United States Consumer Product Safety Commission joined together to provide alerts for the American people when products are unsafe, hazardous, or defective. While in need of an update, Recalls.gov provides one web page where consumers can obtain recall information, report a dangerous product, and learn important safety updates to stay healthy.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47041823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"All of Us: A National Effort to Improve Health","authors":"H. Epstein","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2138058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2138058","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In healthcare one size does not fit all. If one was ill, wouldn’t it be great for them to receive medicines made precisely for them? It is the aim of the All of Us campaign to do just that. Overtime, All of Us hopes to collect one million DNA samples and other valuable health information from a diverse group of people in the United States by about 2024. Studying these samples will reveal to researchers likenesses and differences across the samples to improve health by creating precise personal remedies and treatments. This column introduces the All of Us campaign, illustrates the research efforts using the All of Us data and closes with where one can contribute to this monumental effort.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43320337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is the Authoritative Online COVID-19 Consumer Health Information Intelligible to Adults of the General Public?: A COVID-19 Information Analysis","authors":"Feili Tu-Keefner, April Hobbs, Abby Bricker","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2124493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2124493","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective To investigate whether the authoritative COVID-19 consumer health information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States (U.S.) and the World Health Organization (WHO) is at low readability levels (i.e., at or below a sixth-grade reading level). Major public health organizations, such as these have quickly distributed authoritative COVID-19 health information on the Internet during the pandemic. However, scant research has assessed whether the information disseminated by these two major public health organizations enables access by adults from the general public. This study examines the Flesch-Kincaid grade levels of the COVID-19 health information in English distributed by the CDC and the WHO. Design The study is guided by communication and information science frameworks. It examines the reading level of the resources to see if they are compatible with the guidelines of the American Medical Association for patient education materials. Methods/setting The methodology used centered on content and document analyses. The samples analyzed were identified through accessing the COVID-19 health information shared on the websites of the public library systems of the twenty largest cities in the U.S. Key results The results show that the documents reviewed in the study are not compatible with the sixth-grade reading level recommended by the American Medical Association for patient education materials.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44144365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alone We Are Rare, Together We Are Strong: A Review of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®)","authors":"Kat Phillips","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2139492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2139492","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The National Organization for Rare Disorders, or NORD®, is a robust resource suitable for patients, families, clinicians, researchers, and advocates of those living with or impacted by rare diseases. Given that rare diseases affect around 30 million people in the United States, half of which are estimated to be children, it is vital to have access to credible and accessible information. An added bonus of NORD is their staunch advocacy platform, which brings to light other consumer health information which may otherwise be hard to find. This consumer health resource review covers the consumer-focused aspects of NORD.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44573452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Get Smart About Drugs: A DEA Resource for Parents, Educators, and Caregivers","authors":"Bethany Figg","doi":"10.1080/15398285.2022.2101329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2022.2101329","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Drug Enforcement Administration has provided a resource for parents, educators, and caregivers to help them raise drug-free young people, properly dispose of drugs, stay informed on top drug issues, and keep loved ones safe. This resource, a web site called Get Smart About Drugs, can help users understand what to look for when protecting their loved ones from substance misuse as well as generate awareness about drugs and paraphernalia, and national campaigns for drug and opioid abuse prevention.","PeriodicalId":44184,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42674789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}