TY - JOUR
T1 - Patients' and caregivers' perceptions of bariatric surgery
T2 - A France and United States comparative infodemiology study using social media data mining
AU - Czernichow, Sébastien
AU - Rassy, Nathalie
AU - Malaab, Joelle
AU - Loussikian, Paul
AU - Mebarki, Adel
AU - Khadhar, Mickail
AU - Poghosyan, Tigran
AU - Fagherrazi, Guy
AU - Carette, Claire
AU - Schück, Stéphane
AU - Rives-Lange, Claire
N1 - © 2023 Czernichow, Rassy, Malaab, Loussikian, Mebarki, Khadhar, Poghosyan, Fagherrazi, Carette, Schück and Rives-Lange.
PY - 2023/4/18
Y1 - 2023/4/18
N2 - BACKGROUND: People are conversing about bariatric surgery on social media, but little is known about the main themes being discussed.OBJECTIVE: To analyze discussions regarding bariatric surgery on social media platforms and to establish a cross-cultural comparison of posts geolocated in France and the United States.METHODS: Posts were retrieved between January 2015 and April 2021 from general, publicly accessed sites and health-related forums geolocated in both countries. After processing and cleaning the data, posts of patients and caregivers about bariatric surgery were identified using a supervised machine learning algorithm.RESULTS: The analysis dataset contained a total of 10,800 posts from 4,947 web users in France and 51,804 posts from 40,278 web users in the United States. In France, post-operative follow-up (n = 3,251, 30.1% of posts), healthcare pathways (n = 2,171, 20.1% of the posts), and complementary and alternative weight loss therapies (n = 1,652, 15.3% of the posts) were among the most discussed topics. In the United States, the experience with bariatric surgery (n = 11,138, 21.5% of the posts) and the role of physical activity and diet in weight-loss programs before surgery (n = 9,325, 18% of the posts) were among the most discussed topics.CONCLUSION: Social media analysis provides a valuable toolset for clinicians to help them increase patient-centered care by integrating the patients' and caregivers' needs and concerns into the management of bariatric surgery.
AB - BACKGROUND: People are conversing about bariatric surgery on social media, but little is known about the main themes being discussed.OBJECTIVE: To analyze discussions regarding bariatric surgery on social media platforms and to establish a cross-cultural comparison of posts geolocated in France and the United States.METHODS: Posts were retrieved between January 2015 and April 2021 from general, publicly accessed sites and health-related forums geolocated in both countries. After processing and cleaning the data, posts of patients and caregivers about bariatric surgery were identified using a supervised machine learning algorithm.RESULTS: The analysis dataset contained a total of 10,800 posts from 4,947 web users in France and 51,804 posts from 40,278 web users in the United States. In France, post-operative follow-up (n = 3,251, 30.1% of posts), healthcare pathways (n = 2,171, 20.1% of the posts), and complementary and alternative weight loss therapies (n = 1,652, 15.3% of the posts) were among the most discussed topics. In the United States, the experience with bariatric surgery (n = 11,138, 21.5% of the posts) and the role of physical activity and diet in weight-loss programs before surgery (n = 9,325, 18% of the posts) were among the most discussed topics.CONCLUSION: Social media analysis provides a valuable toolset for clinicians to help them increase patient-centered care by integrating the patients' and caregivers' needs and concerns into the management of bariatric surgery.
UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37143935
U2 - 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1136326
DO - 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1136326
M3 - Article
C2 - 37143935
SN - 2673-253X
VL - 5
JO - Frontiers in digital health
JF - Frontiers in digital health
M1 - 1136326
ER -