Feasibility of Using Social Networking Technologies for Health Research Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Young, Sean D.; Jaganath, Devan

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“…The use of these networks is being utilized for health promotions in other contexts, particularly obesity control, 23 and smoking cessation, 24 and prior work has shown the feasibility of Facebook HIV/AIDS prevention among MSM. 25,26 …”

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Facebook network structure and awareness of preexposure prophylaxis among young men who have sex with men

Khanna

Schumm

Schneider

2017

Annals of Epidemiology

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Young Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) are the only population in the U.S. who have experienced rising HIV incidence over the past decade. Consistent preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use can substantially reduce the risk of HIV acquisition. What differentiates those who become aware of PrEP, and those who do not, remains largely unknown. The social networks of YBMSM can impact their awareness of PrEP; to examine this impact, we used two waves of Facebook data from the “uConnect” study – a longitudinal cohort study of YBMSM in Chicago (n=266). While PrEP awareness increased from 45% at baseline to 75% at follow-up, its use remained low (4% and 6%). There were 88 PrEP-unaware individuals at baseline who became aware (BA) by follow-up, and 56 who remained persistently unaware (PU). While the PUs had a higher median number of total Facebook friends, the BAs had a higher median numbers of friends who participated in uConnect, who were PrEP-aware, and who practiced behaviors previously found to be associated with individual-level awareness of PrEP at baseline. The BAs also had substantially more “influential” friends. These findings demonstrate the potential of social networks in raising PrEP awareness and use among YBMSM.

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Facebook network structure and awareness of preexposure prophylaxis among young men who have sex with men

Khanna

Schumm

Schneider

2017

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…Social networking technologies may also provide social support where people facing health challenges can share knowledge and experiences (Young and Jaganath 2012, In press; Jaganath et al 2011; Young et al Published online before print). Benefits of online health support groups include: 1) the ability to appeal and cater to people who do not wish to attend face-to-face sessions; 2) the ability to have immediate access to a group, regardless of geographic differences between users; and 3) the ability for anonymity, which may be preferable to people who face stigma or are reluctant to disclose sensitive information face-to-face (White and Dorman 2001; Barak, Boniel-Nissim, and Suler 2008).…”

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“…Social media technologies, such as mobile texting, blogging, social networking web sites, and instant messaging, have been an instrumental contributing factor because of their ability to facilitate rapid social and educational communication (Boyd and Ellison 2007; Scanfeld, Scanfeld, and Larson 2010; Harasim 2000; Volery and Lord 2000). While people use online social networking technologies to talk about diverse topics such as entertainment, current events, and personal opinions, health information is one of the most actively discussed topics on these virtual communication networks (Fox 2011; Holme, Edling, and Liljeros 2004; Kontos et al 2010; Mason and Rennie 2008; Scanfeld, Scanfeld, and Larson 2010; Young, Dutta, and Dommety 2009; Young and Rice 2011; Young and Jaganath In press, In Press). Social networking technologies can provide rapid and scalable access to health information.…”

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Online Technologies for Health Information and Education: A Literature Review

Gill

Young

2013

Journal of Consumer Health On the Internet

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There is a growing body of research focused on the use of social media and Internet technologies for health education and information sharing. The authors reviewed literature on this topic, with a specific focus on the benefits and concerns associated with using online social technologies as health education and communication tools. Studies suggest that social media technologies have the potential to safely and effectively deliver health education, if privacy concerns are addressed. Utility of social media-based health education and communication will improve as technology developers and public health officials determine ways to improve information accuracy and address privacy concerns.

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“…Consequently, this may help individuals cope with their emotions and provide an immediate relief [16]. Users often share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on these social media platforms, and as a result, social media data may be used to provide real-time monitoring of stress and emotional state among college students [17]. Previous studies have shown that Twitter data can be used to monitor a wide range of health outcomes, such as detecting human immunodeficiency virus infection outbreaks and predicting an individual’s risk of depression [12,18].…”

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Using Real-Time Social Media Technologies to Monitor Levels of Perceived Stress and Emotional State in College Students: A Web-Based Questionnaire Study

Liu¹,

Zhu²,

Yu³

et al. 2017

JMIR Ment Health

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BackgroundCollege can be stressful for many freshmen as they cope with a variety of stressors. Excess stress can negatively affect both psychological and physical health. Thus, there is a need to find innovative and cost-effective strategies to help identify students experiencing high levels of stress to receive appropriate treatment. Social media use has been rapidly growing, and recent studies have reported that data from these technologies can be used for public health surveillance. Currently, no studies have examined whether Twitter data can be used to monitor stress level and emotional state among college students.ObjectiveThe primary objective of our study was to investigate whether students’ perceived levels of stress were associated with the sentiment and emotions of their tweets. The secondary objective was to explore whether students’ emotional state was associated with the sentiment and emotions of their tweets.MethodsWe recruited 181 first-year freshman students aged 18-20 years at University of California, Los Angeles. All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire that assessed their demographic characteristics, levels of stress, and emotional state for the last 7 days. All questionnaires were completed within a 48-hour period. All tweets posted by the participants from that week (November 2 to 8, 2015) were mined and manually categorized based on their sentiment (positive, negative, neutral) and emotion (anger, fear, love, happiness) expressed. Ordinal regressions were used to assess whether weekly levels of stress and emotional states were associated with the percentage of positive, neutral, negative, anger, fear, love, or happiness tweets.ResultsA total of 121 participants completed the survey and were included in our analysis. A total of 1879 tweets were analyzed. A higher level of weekly stress was significantly associated with a greater percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=1.7, SE 0.7; P=.02) and tweets containing emotions of fear (beta=2.4, SE 0.9; P=.01) and love (beta=3.6, SE 1.4; P=.01). A greater level of anger was negatively associated with the percentage of positive sentiment (beta=–1.6, SE 0.8; P=.05) and tweets related to the emotions of happiness (beta=–2.2, SE 0.9; P=.02). A greater level of fear was positively associated with the percentage of negative sentiment (beta=1.67, SE 0.7; P=.01), particularly a greater proportion of tweets related to the emotion of fear (beta=2.4, SE 0.8; P=.01). Participants who reported a greater level of love showed a smaller percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=–1.3, SE 0.7; P=0.05). Emotions of happiness were positively associated with the percentage of tweets related to the emotion of happiness (beta=–1.8, SE 0.8; P=.02) and negatively associated with percentage of negative sentiment tweets (beta=–1.7, SE 0.7; P=.02) and tweets related to the emotion of fear (beta=–2.8, SE 0.8; P=.01).ConclusionsSentiment and emotions expressed in the tweets have the potential to provide real-time monitoring of stress level and emotional w...

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Feasibility of Using Social Networking Technologies for Health Research Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Facebook network structure and awareness of preexposure prophylaxis among young men who have sex with men

Facebook network structure and awareness of preexposure prophylaxis among young men who have sex with men

Online Technologies for Health Information and Education: A Literature Review

Using Real-Time Social Media Technologies to Monitor Levels of Perceived Stress and Emotional State in College Students: A Web-Based Questionnaire Study

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