在日本的社交媒体上检查事实癌症信息:使用Twitter的回顾性研究
Nari Kureyama1,2, Mitsuo Terada1, Maho Kusudo1,2
1Department of Breast Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
JMIR formative research
|September 6, 2023
概括
错误信息和有害的癌症信息在日本的Twitter上很普遍. 这项研究发现,44%的顶级癌症推特包含错误信息,31%包含有害内容,影响患者的决策.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 数字健康数字健康
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
背景情况:
- 社交媒体有助于患者获取癌症信息.
- 在社交媒体平台上存在大量的错误信息和有害内容.
- 这些内容可能会对患者的决策产生负面影响.
研究的目的:
- 量化Twitter上与癌症相关的错误信息和有害内容.
- 确定推特上传播癌症信息的趋势.
- 为了支持日本癌症患者的知情决策.
主要方法:
- 通过Twitter API,从2022年8月至9月的日语"癌症"推文中提取出来.
- 选择了符合资格标准的前100个"喜欢"推文 (发生,预后,治疗,研究等). ) 的情况.
- 独立审查员对事实准确性,伤害和传播趋势 (喜欢,转发) 的推文进行了评估.
主要成果:
- 在前100个推特中,44%包含错误信息,31%包含有害信息.
- 错误信息类型包括未经证实的,被驳斥的和误导性的说法.
- 有害的信息往往涉及促进有害的不作为;错误的信息和有害的内容都获得了比事实信息更多的喜欢和转发.
结论:
- 在日本的Twitter上存在大量的错误信息和有害的癌症信息.
- 提高健康素养和意识对患者和公众至关重要.
- 政府机构和医疗保健专业人员必须提供准确的信息,以支持明智的患者决策.
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