A Social Media Study on the Associations of Flavored Electronic Cigarettes With Health Symptoms: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, flavored electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become popular among teenagers and young adults. Discussions about e-cigarettes and e-cigarette use (vaping) experiences are prevalent online, making social media an ideal resource for understanding the health risks associated with e-cigarette flavors from the users' perspective.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the potential associations between electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) flavors and the reporting of health symptoms using social media data.

Methods

A dataset consisting of 2.8 million e-cigarette-related posts was collected using keyword filtering from Reddit, a social media platform, from January 2013 to April 2019. Temporal analysis for nine major health symptom categ

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7338924 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature