Trends in Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Social Media Posts Using Artificial Intelligence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have surged in popularity in recent years, with discussions about their on-label and off-label use spilling into the public forum. No study has analyzed online discussions about GLP-1RAs.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to analyze perceptions of GLP-1RAs on social media.

Methods

We analyzed GLP-1RA-related posts on Reddit between May 28, 2013, and June 1, 2023. All posts were identified that included generic or brand names of GLP-1RAs. Post volume on Reddit was compared to search interest on Google over time. An artificial intelligence (AI) pipeline consisting of a semi-supervised natural language processing model (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers [BERT]), a dimensionality

SUBMITTER: Javaid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11450939 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature