Public Opinions About Palliative and End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Twitter-Based Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC) played a critical role in relieving distress and providing grief support in response to the heavy toll caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about public opinions concerning PEoLC during the pandemic. Given that social media have the potential to collect real-time public opinions, an analysis of this evidence is vital to guide future policy-making.

Objective

This study aimed to use social media data to investigate real-time public opinions regarding PEoLC during the COVID-19 crisis and explore the impact of vaccination programs on public opinions about PEoLC.

Methods

This Twitter-based study explored tweets across 3 English-speaking countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. From

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature