Identifying and Characterizing Medical Advice-Seekers on a Social Media Forum for Buprenorphine Use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online communities such as Reddit can provide social support for those recovering from opioid use disorder. However, it is unclear whether and how advice-seekers differ from other users. Our research addresses this gap by identifying key characteristics of r/suboxone users that predict advice-seeking behavior.

Objective

The objective of this analysis is to identify and describe advice-seekers on Reddit for buprenorphine-naloxone use using text annotation, social network analysis, and statistical modeling techniques.

Methods

We collected 5258 posts and their comments from Reddit between 2014 and 2019. Among 202 posts which met our inclusion criteria, we annotated each post to determine which were advice-seeking (n = 137) or not advice-seeking (n

SUBMITTER: Garcia GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9141384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature