What Patients With Asthma Share When No One Listens: Multimethod Observational Study of Patient Narratives on Reddit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of social media platforms, such as Reddit, to seek and share information about disease management and treatment strategies is increasingly common. In the context of asthma-a chronic condition characterized by limiting symptoms and exacerbations that require active patient engagement and adherence to treatment-there is a lack of research describing the content of Reddit posts and the specific topics of interest to patients.

Objective

This study aimed to describe the topics discussed by users on the Reddit asthma forum and identify the sentiments and polarity of the language used in the posts.

Methods

A retrospective observational study of public posts on the asthma subreddit forum (r/Asthma) over a 1-year period (October 2023-October 2024). All posts

SUBMITTER: Curto-Sanchez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828316 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature