Abstract:The healthcare data available on social media has exploded in recent years. The cures and treatments suggested by non-medical experts can lead to more damage than expected. Assuring the credibility of the information conveyed is an enormous challenge. This study aims to categorize the credibility of online health information into multiple classes. This paper proposes a model named Text Analysis of Web-based Health Information (TA-WHI), based on an algorithm designed for this. It categorizes health-related soci… Show more
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