Previously submitted to: JMIR Formative Research (no longer under consideration since Jun 19, 2023)
Date Submitted: Feb 24, 2022
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Social Media Platforms Listening Study on Antibiotic Resistance: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings
ABSTRACT
Background:
With the increasing popularity of Web 2.0 applications, social media has made it possible for individuals to post messages on antibiotic ineffectiveness. In such online conversations, patients discuss their quality of life. Social media have become key tools for finding and disseminating medical information.
Objective:
To identify the main themes of discussion, the difficulties encountered by patients with respect to antibiotic ineffectiveness and the impact on their quality of life (physical, psychological, social, or financial).
Methods:
A noninterventional retrospective study was carried out by collecting social media posts in French language written by internet users mentioning their experience with antibiotics, and the impact of their ineffectiveness on their quality of life. Messages posted between January 2014 and July 2020 were extracted from French-speaking publicly available online forums.
Results:
A total of 3 773 messages were included in the analysis corpus after extraction and filtering. These messages were posted by 2 335 separate web users, most of them being women of about 35 years. Inefficacy of treatment options and the lack of information regarding the use of antibiotics were among the most discussed topics. Quality of life was discussed in 63% of the 3 773 messages posted.
Conclusions:
Our findings could guide us to generate a more comprehensive and structured resource based on patients’ information needs.
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