Exploring public perceptions of dementia on Twitter (X): a cross-cultural analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Twitter (X) is widely used to reflect individual perspectives. We wished to study social insight regarding dementia using this digital platform.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study retrieving tweets containing "dementia" or "#dementia" and their Thai equivalents. English tweets were randomly selected, while all Thai tweets were collected. We identified user types, topics, and sentiments.

Results

Of 10,062 English and 9511 Thai tweets, general users were the most prevalent in both languages. "Dementia" was used accurately in 39.0% of English tweets and as misinformation in 49.2% of Thai tweets. Stigma was significantly more common in English (38.9%) than in Thai (22.6%) tweets (p-value < 0.001), and negative perceptions were expressed in 44.2% and

SUBMITTER: Srikajornlarp S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature