Mining Physicians' Opinions on Social Media to Obtain Insights Into COVID-19: Mixed Methods Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is considered to be the most daunting public health challenge in decades. With no effective treatments and with time needed to develop a vaccine, alternative approaches are being used to control this pandemic.

Objective

The objective of this paper was to identify topics, opinions, and recommendations about the COVID-19 pandemic discussed by medical professionals on the Twitter social medial platform.

Methods

Using a mixed methods approach blending the capabilities of social media analytics and qualitative analysis, we analyzed COVID-19-related tweets posted by medical professionals and examined their content. We used qualitative analysis to explore the collected data to identify relevant tweets and uncover importa

SUBMITTER: Wahbeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7304257 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature