Social support on Weibo for people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a quantitative content analysis

Shi, Jingyuan; Chen, Liang

doi:10.1080/17544750.2014.926954

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“…With the rapid development of social media, social media has become a popular means by which individuals can access a staggering amount of health information [ 3 , 4 ]. A growing number of individuals, especially women, turn to social media to seek out and share a variety of cancer-related information, such as seeking information about cancer prevention and treatment as well as sharing the experience of having it, and to obtain social support to cope with the disease and manage emotions [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Nature and Diffusion of Gynecologic Cancer–Related Misinformation on Social Media: Analysis of Tweets

2018

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BackgroundOver the last two decades, the incidence and mortality rates of gynecologic cancers have increased at a constant rate in China. Gynecologic cancers have become one of the most serious threats to women’s health in China. With the widespread use of social media, an increasing number of individuals have employed social media to produce, seek, and share cancer-related information. However, health information on social media is not always accurate. Health, and especially cancer-related, misinformation has been widely spread on social media, which can affect individuals’ attitudinal and behavioral responses to cancer.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the nature and diffusion of gynecologic cancer–related misinformation on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.MethodsA total of 2691 tweets related to 2 gynecologic cancers—breast cancer and cervical cancer—posted on Weibo from June 2015 to June 2016 were extracted using the Python Web Crawler. Two medical school graduate students with expertise in gynecologic diseases were recruited to code the tweets to differentiate between true information and misinformation as well as to identify the types of falsehoods. The diffusion characteristics of gynecologic cancer–related misinformation were compared with those of the true information.ResultsWhile most of the gynecologic cancer–related tweets provided medically accurate information, approximately 30% of them were found to contain misinformation. Furthermore, it was found that tweets about cancer treatment contained a higher percentage of misinformation than prevention-related tweets. Nevertheless, the prevention-related misinformation diffused significantly more broadly and deeply than true information on social media.ConclusionsThe findings of this study suggest the need for controlling and reducing the cancer-related misinformation on social media with the efforts from both service providers and medical professionals. More specifically, it is important to correct falsehoods related to the prevention of gynecologic cancers on social media and increase individuals’ capacity to assess the veracity of Web-based information to curb the spread and thus minimize the consequences of cancer-related misinformation.

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Nature and Diffusion of Gynecologic Cancer–Related Misinformation on Social Media: Analysis of Tweets

2018

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“…Jiang [ 12 ] illustrated that the presence of interactive functions in Chinese social media contributed to productive communication between health care organizations and the public. Moreover, prior study found that social networks and social support affected how Chinese people viewed the health issue and disseminated specific information [ 13 ]. A few studies looked into the content of health information on social media.…”

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“…To sum up, we found that most of the studies fell into the following three categories: (1) the effectiveness of health information provided by Chinese organizations and non-professional online users [ 13 ]; (2) typical health problems, such as depression, smoking addiction, and HIV in China [ 16 ]; (3) positive effects of Chinese social media on health communication [ 6 ]. However, few empirical studies focused on health information provided by Chinese doctors via social media, especially pediatricians.…”

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The Importance of Genuineness in Public Engagement—An Exploratory Study of Pediatric Communication on Social Media in China

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Yang

2020

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There is a growing need for the public to interact with pediatricians through social media in China, and genuineness is a crucial factor contributing to effective communication, but few studies have examined the relationship between genuineness and its effect on public engagement. This study developed a four-dimension framework including self-disclosure, genuine response, functional interactivity, and genuineness in Chinese culture to investigate the effect of genuineness in the communication of Chinese social media influencers in pediatrics on public engagement. Content analysis was employed to examine these dimensions and the related public engagement in 300 social media posts on the largest microblogging site in China. The findings indicate that genuine response was positively associated with the number of comments and positive comments, while negatively related to the number of shares. Functional interactivity made the site more appealing, resulting in likes and shares. Genuineness in Chinese culture was reflected in engagement through sharing posts by the public. This study is the first to develop an integrated framework to measure genuineness in online health communication and contributes to the understanding of the effect of genuineness on Chinese public engagement in social media.

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“…In China, research has shown that 42% of Chinese Internet users report that they are interested in health and medical information online (China Internet Network Information Center [CINIC], 2014). Moreover, some Chinese also discuss health-related topics with peers on Chinese SNSs, such as Weibo (e.g., Shi & Chen, 2014).…”

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“…The number of monthly active users and daily active users is approximately 261 million and 120 million respectively (Weibo Corporation, 2016). Previous research has shown that people share and discuss a large amount of health related messages on Weibo (Qi & Song, 2012;Shi & Chen, 2014).…”

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A multi-method approach to the study of “attitude” in organ donation research

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Social support on Weibo for people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a quantitative content analysis

Cited by 45 publications

References 42 publications

Nature and Diffusion of Gynecologic Cancer–Related Misinformation on Social Media: Analysis of Tweets

Nature and Diffusion of Gynecologic Cancer–Related Misinformation on Social Media: Analysis of Tweets

The Importance of Genuineness in Public Engagement—An Exploratory Study of Pediatric Communication on Social Media in China

A multi-method approach to the study of “attitude” in organ donation research

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