Patient and Caregiver Perception of Adenoidectomies: A Non-Real-World Social Media Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To survey the social media outlets Twitter and Instagram for public posts related to adenoidectomy surgery. This study aims to investigate the attitudes and perceptions of patients and caregivers on social media, through thematic content-analysis of social media posts regarding adenoidectomy.

Study design

Non-real world qualitative study.

Setting

Twitter and Instagram social media platforms.

Methods

Public posts uploaded between February, 2021 and February, 2023 using the hashtags "#adenoidectomy," and "#adenoidectomyrecovery" were searched. Posts were excluded if they were unrelated to adenoidectomy or were in a non-English language. Relevant posts were stratified demographically as patient or caregiver and pre- or postoperative, and categorized into

SUBMITTER: Godbole NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature