INFODEMIOLOGY OF DIABETES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC : ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSE IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE FORUMS
INTRODUCTION: Coping with COVID-19, as well as with measures taken to prevent its spread, poses many challenges for people with diabetes, who seek information and support on the web. Understanding the issues and needs expressed in online discussions can be valuable for improving the support provided in times of crisis.
AIMS: To map and characterize online Hebrew discourse about diabetes during the first period of the COVID-19 outbreak and the preceding period.
METHODS: Data about frequency and distribution of posts in social-networks and online-forums were gathered, analysed and compared with respect to these two periods of time. Qualitative text analysis was manually performed on a sample of the posts.
RESULTS: Our findings show a growth in the extent of discourse during the first wave of the pandemic. A substantial difference was found between the two periods in informative discourse about the association between COVID-19 and diabetes (rose from 6% to 39%). A decrease had occurred in the perception of unhealthy-diet and lack of physical-activity as causes of diabetes (from 27% to 17% and from 6% to none, respectively). A new theme, concerns about coping with diabetes during the epidemic, has emerged.
CONCLUSIONS: There is room for an elaborative explication on social-media about the causes of diabetes, recommended conduct, and possible means to communicate with health professionals, all in times of routine and crisis.
DISCUSSION: Social-media plays an important role in coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Internet may become a fertile ground for disinformation and dissemination of anxieties, but, also, may be a platform for addressing information needs and emotional support.
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2021 |
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2021 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160 |
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Harefuah - 160(2021), 10 vom: 24. Okt., Seite 638-644 |
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Hebräisch |
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Kolobov, Tatiana [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 26.10.2021 Date Revised 26.10.2021 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a INTRODUCTION: Coping with COVID-19, as well as with measures taken to prevent its spread, poses many challenges for people with diabetes, who seek information and support on the web. Understanding the issues and needs expressed in online discussions can be valuable for improving the support provided in times of crisis | ||
| 520 | |a AIMS: To map and characterize online Hebrew discourse about diabetes during the first period of the COVID-19 outbreak and the preceding period | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: Data about frequency and distribution of posts in social-networks and online-forums were gathered, analysed and compared with respect to these two periods of time. Qualitative text analysis was manually performed on a sample of the posts | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Our findings show a growth in the extent of discourse during the first wave of the pandemic. A substantial difference was found between the two periods in informative discourse about the association between COVID-19 and diabetes (rose from 6% to 39%). A decrease had occurred in the perception of unhealthy-diet and lack of physical-activity as causes of diabetes (from 27% to 17% and from 6% to none, respectively). A new theme, concerns about coping with diabetes during the epidemic, has emerged | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: There is room for an elaborative explication on social-media about the causes of diabetes, recommended conduct, and possible means to communicate with health professionals, all in times of routine and crisis | ||
| 520 | |a DISCUSSION: Social-media plays an important role in coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Internet may become a fertile ground for disinformation and dissemination of anxieties, but, also, may be a platform for addressing information needs and emotional support | ||
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