Exploring Web-Based Twitter Conversations Surrounding National Healthcare Decisions Day and Advance Care Planning From a Sociocultural Perspective: Computational Mixed Methods Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within the cultures and societies of the United States, topics related to death and dying continue to be taboo, and as a result, opportunities for presence and engagement during the end of life, which could lead to a good death, are avoided. Several efforts have been made to help people engage in advance care planning (ACP) conversations, including completing advance care directives so that they may express their goals of care if they become too sick to communicate their wishes. A major effort in the United States toward encouraging such challenging discussions is the annual celebration of the National Healthcare Decisions Day.

Objective

This study aimed to explore ACP from a sociocultural perspective by using Twitter as a communication tool.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Lattimer TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047726 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature