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Laryngectomy: Social media analysis of patient perception
David C Moffatt1, Joshua J Lahaye2, Kassandra K Corona2
1Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States.
Background:
Social media continues to grow as a relevant information source for the lay public and medical professionals.
Methods:
A search of posts on Facebook and Instagram was conducted using the hashtag #laryngectomy. Posts were categorized based upon perspective, media type, timeframe, topic, tone, and popularity.
Results:
Final analysis included 929 Instagram posts and 355 Facebook posts. Most Facebook posts were made by companies (38%) and physicians (17%) with information (30%) and advertisements (22%) being common topics. Patients (40%) were the largest group of Instagram authors with lifestyle (39%) being the most common topic. Greater than 90% of posts were either neutral or positive in tone across both platforms.
Conclusions:
Patient perspective was most commonly represented on Instagram, whereas Facebook more commonly included posts by physicians and companies. The majority of posts carried a neutral or positive tone, which is consistent with positive quality of life patients have shown postoperatively.
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