US Public Concerns About the COVID-19 Pandemic From Results of a Survey Given via Social Media

Nelson, Lorene M.; Simard, Julia F.; Oluyomi, Abiodun; Nava, Vanessa; Rosas, Lisa G.; Bondy, Melissa L.; Linos, Eleni

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1369

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“…Social media platforms have proven to be very engaging with the public [8]. Data analysis of social media content has provided insight into political campaigns, media, healthcare, and daily events [9]. In this study, we retrieved and analyzed public data available on Twitter to investigate the rapid shift in telehealth adoption amidst the recent coronavirus Covid-19 pandemics.…”

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Social Media Data Analytics on Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Massaad¹,

Cherfan²

2020

Cureus

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Introduction: Physical distancing during the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has brought telehealth to the forefront to keep up with patient care amidst an international crisis that is exhausting healthcare resources. Understanding and managing health-related concerns resulting from physical distancing measures are of utmost importance. Objectives: To describe and analyze the volume, content, and geospatial distribution of tweets associated with telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: We inquired Twitter public data to access tweets related to telehealth from March 30, 2020 to April 6, 2020. We analyzed tweets using natural language processing (NLP) and unsupervised learning methods. Clustering analysis was performed to classify tweets. Geographic tweet distribution was correlated with Covid-19 confirmed cases in the United States. All analyses were carried on the Google Cloud computing service "Google Colab" using Python libraries (Python Software Foundation). Results: A total of 41,329 tweets containing the term "telehealth" were retrieved. The most common terms appearing alongside 'telehealth' were "covid", "health", "care", "services", "patients", and "pandemic". Mental health was the most common health-related topic that appeared in our search reflecting a high need for mental healthcare during the pandemic. Similarly, Medicare was the most common appearing health plan mirroring the accelerated access to telehealth and change in coverage policies. The geographic distribution of tweets related to telehealth and having a specific location within the United States (n=19,367) was significantly associated with the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases reported in each state (p<0.001). Conclusion: Social media activity is an accurate reflection of disease burden during the Covid-19 pandemic. Widespread adoption of telehealth-favoring policies is necessary and mostly needed to address mental health problems that may arise in areas of high infection and death rates.

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Social Media Data Analytics on Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Massaad¹,

Cherfan²

2020

Cureus

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“…Our survey indicates that the majority of participants (88%) did not agree that the COVID-19 situation would be under control and defeated in the DRC. A possible explanation for this type of attitude could be the reports of rapid spreading of the disease and the high mortality figures in developed countries, like in Italy and in the United States of America [ 15 ]. However, another explanation given by respondents was that “it is hard to trust the Congolese health system since most political authorities usually travel overseas to seek for a better health care”.…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge and Attitudes in Public Markets in the Former Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Kuhangana

Mbayo

Kitenge

et al. 2020

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Background. Public markets were exempted from the restrictive regulations instituted to limit the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the early stage of the pandemic, we assessed people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior on public markets towards COVID-19. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study from 16 to 29 April 2020 among sellers and customers frequenting the food sections of ten public markets in three large cities (Kolwezi, Likasi, and Lubumbashi) and one small town (Lwambo) of the former Katanga province. We administered a questionnaire on knowledge (about clinical characteristics, transmission and prevention) and on attitudes in relation to COVID-19. We also observed prevailing practices (hand-washing and mask-wearing). Results: Of the 347 included participants (83% women, 83% sellers), most had low socioeconomic status and a low level of education. Only 30% of participants had correct knowledge of COVID-19. The majority of the respondents (88%) showed no confidence in the government’s ability to manage the upcoming pandemic crisis. Nearly all respondents (98%) were concerned about the associated increase in food insecurity. Preventive practices were rarely in place. Conclusion: For an effective implementation of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, appropriate health education programs to improve knowledge and attitudes are warranted among the population frequenting public markets.

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“…A lthough the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public's anxiety levels have been well documented by traditional media, the degree to which the pandemic affects physician stress and personal life has not yet been quantified in the United States. 1,2 Investigators reported a heavy psychological toll on health care workers in Wuhan and other regions of China. 3 Anticipating a surge in mental health care needs in U.S. health care workers, others have called for similar systematic assessments of frontline providers.…”

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Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians' Anxiety Levels, Stressors, and Potential Stress Mitigation Measures During the Acceleration Phase of the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Rodriguez

Medak

Baumann

et al. 2020

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objective The objective was to assess anxiety and burnout levels, home life changes, and measures to relieve stress of U.S. academic emergency medicine (EM) physicians during the COVID‐19 pandemic acceleration phase. Methods We sent a cross‐sectional e‐mail survey to all EM physicians at seven academic emergency departments. The survey incorporated items from validated stress scales and assessed perceptions and key elements in the following domains: numbers of suspected COVID‐19 patients, availability of diagnostic testing, levels of home and workplace anxiety, severity of work burnout, identification of stressors, changes in home behaviors, and measures to decrease provider anxiety. Results A total of 426 (56.7%) EM physicians responded. On a scale of 1 to 7 (1 = not at all, 4 = somewhat, and 7 = extremely), the median (interquartile range) reported effect of the pandemic on both work and home stress levels was 5 (4–6). Reported levels of emotional exhaustion/burnout increased from a prepandemic median (IQR) of 3 (2–4) to since the pandemic started a median of 4 (3–6), with a difference in medians of 1.8 (95% confidence interval = 1.7 to 1.9). Most physicians (90.8%) reported changing their behavior toward family and friends, especially by decreasing signs of affection (76.8%). The most commonly cited measures cited to alleviate stress/anxiety were increasing personal protective equipment (PPE) availability, offering rapid COVID‐19 testing at physician discretion, providing clearer communication about COVID‐19 protocol changes, and assuring that physicians can take leave for care of family and self. Conclusions During the acceleration phase, the COVID‐19 pandemic has induced substantial workplace and home anxiety in academic EM physicians, and their exposure during work has had a major impact on their home lives. Measures cited to decrease stress include enhanced availability of PPE, rapid turnaround testing at provider discretion, and clear communication about COVID‐19 protocol changes.

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US Public Concerns About the COVID-19 Pandemic From Results of a Survey Given via Social Media

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Cited by 164 publications

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Social Media Data Analytics on Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Media Data Analytics on Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge and Attitudes in Public Markets in the Former Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians' Anxiety Levels, Stressors, and Potential Stress Mitigation Measures During the Acceleration Phase of the COVID‐19 Pandemic

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