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Electronic Cigarette Users' Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study Using Twitter Data
Yankun Gao1, Zidian Xie1, Dongmei Li1
1Department of Clinical & Translational Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States.
Twitter users who vape showed greater concern about COVID-19, expressing more negative sentiment and fear of death. This highlights the need for public health interventions on social media to encourage quitting e-cigarettes.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Social Media Analysis
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users may face higher COVID-19 vulnerability and severity due to weakened immune responses.
- Social media platforms like Twitter are crucial for public discourse during pandemics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze longitudinal changes in Twitter users' attitudes towards COVID-19.
- To compare attitudes between e-cigarette users and non-users on Twitter.
Main Methods:
- Collected COVID-19 related tweets (March 5 - April 3, 2020) via Twitter API.
- Classified users into e-cigarette (Ecig) and non-e-cigarette (non-Ecig) groups.
- Performed sentiment and topic modeling analysis on tweets.
Main Results:
- E-cigarette users exhibited more negative sentiment regarding COVID-19.
- E-cigarette users expressed greater concern about COVID-19-related deaths.
- Non-e-cigarette users focused more on government responses to the pandemic.
Conclusions:
- Twitter users discussing e-cigarettes showed heightened COVID-19 pandemic concerns.
- Social media monitoring can inform public health strategies.
- Interventions encouraging e-cigarette users to quit vaping are recommended to mitigate COVID-19 risks.
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