Can Twitter be used to predict county excessive alcohol consumption rates?

Robert D AshfordSalvatore GiorgiAnneke E K BuffoneLyle H UngarRobert D AshfordJessie HemmonsDan SummersCasey HamiltonH Andrew Schwartz

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Twitter data can be used to predict public health concerns such as excessive drinking. Using mediation analysis in conjunction with predictive modeling allows for a high portion of the variance associated with socioeconomic status to be explained.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
public health
social media
weight gain
electronic health record
social support
body mass index
physical activity
data analysis
weight loss