Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze tweets concerning asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Approximately 40,000 tweets containing asthma or COPD were analyzed. Lexical analysis ranked terms and domains of interest, compared COPD with asthma tweets, evaluated co-occurrence of terms within tweets, and assessed differences by source (personal, institutional, or retweet). The frequency of indicator terms relevant to occupational health was determined. RESULTS: Many tweets address community pollution and effects on children, but there is much less interest in work-related factors and occupational regulatory agencies. Environment is considered much more relevant for asthma than COPD. CONCLUSION: Although epidemiologic studies demonstrate a major burden of occupational factors upon both diseases, significantly improved outreach is needed to overcome inadequate public interest. Social media represent a valuable resource for assessing perceptions about work-related disease and potentially discovering new associations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 484-490 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2019 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cite this
Insights from Twitter About Public Perceptions of Asthma, COPD, and Exposures. / Harber, Philip I; Leroy, Gondy Augusta.
In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol. 61, No. 6, 01.06.2019, p. 484-490.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Insights from Twitter About Public Perceptions of Asthma, COPD, and Exposures
AU - Harber, Philip I
AU - Leroy, Gondy Augusta
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze tweets concerning asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Approximately 40,000 tweets containing asthma or COPD were analyzed. Lexical analysis ranked terms and domains of interest, compared COPD with asthma tweets, evaluated co-occurrence of terms within tweets, and assessed differences by source (personal, institutional, or retweet). The frequency of indicator terms relevant to occupational health was determined. RESULTS: Many tweets address community pollution and effects on children, but there is much less interest in work-related factors and occupational regulatory agencies. Environment is considered much more relevant for asthma than COPD. CONCLUSION: Although epidemiologic studies demonstrate a major burden of occupational factors upon both diseases, significantly improved outreach is needed to overcome inadequate public interest. Social media represent a valuable resource for assessing perceptions about work-related disease and potentially discovering new associations.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze tweets concerning asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Approximately 40,000 tweets containing asthma or COPD were analyzed. Lexical analysis ranked terms and domains of interest, compared COPD with asthma tweets, evaluated co-occurrence of terms within tweets, and assessed differences by source (personal, institutional, or retweet). The frequency of indicator terms relevant to occupational health was determined. RESULTS: Many tweets address community pollution and effects on children, but there is much less interest in work-related factors and occupational regulatory agencies. Environment is considered much more relevant for asthma than COPD. CONCLUSION: Although epidemiologic studies demonstrate a major burden of occupational factors upon both diseases, significantly improved outreach is needed to overcome inadequate public interest. Social media represent a valuable resource for assessing perceptions about work-related disease and potentially discovering new associations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067376675&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85067376675&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001590
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001590
M3 - Article
C2 - 30946185
AN - SCOPUS:85067376675
VL - 61
SP - 484
EP - 490
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
SN - 1076-2752
IS - 6
ER -