Public Perspectives on Palliative and Hospice Care: Social Media Content Analysis Using Topic Modeling and Multiclass Sentiment Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Palliative care enhances dignity and quality of life for patients with serious illnesses by managing distressing symptoms and supporting families. However, inadequate awareness and misconceptions often hinder patients and their families from accessing these services. Understanding of public perspectives on palliative and hospice care can facilitate the development of targeted educational resources and awareness campaigns. As social media becomes an important source of health information, analyzing such publicly available web-based sources can yield valuable insights into perceptions of palliative and hospice care.

Objective

This study analyzed public perspectives posted on a popular social media platform in South Korea to understand perceptions, challenges, needs,

SUBMITTER: Kim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12485256 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature