Expressions of pandemic fatigue on digital platforms: a thematic analysis of sentiment and narratives for infodemic insights.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The infodemic accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an overwhelming amount of information, including questions, concerns and misinformation. Pandemic fatigue has been identified as a concern from early in the pandemic. With new and ongoing health emergencies in 2022, it is important to understand how pandemic fatigue is being discussed and expressed by users on digital channels. This study aims to explore and report on key narrative themes associated with expressions of pandemic fatigue by users on digital platforms.

Methods

This paper describes the collection of publicly available data over a 3-month period from multiple online sources using the Meltwater and CrowdTangle platforms to source data from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Pinteres

SUBMITTER: White BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10916327 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature