A Twitter discourse analysis of negative feelings and stigma related to NAFLD, NASH and obesity.
Jeffrey Victor LazarusChristine KakalouAdam PalayewChristina KaramanidouChristos MaramisPantelis NatsiavasCamila A PicchioMarcela Villota-RivasShira Zelber-SagiPatrizia CarrieriPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2021)
NAFLD/NASH tweets mostly indicated an unmet information need and showed no clear signs of stigma. However, the negative content of obesity tweets was recurrent. As obesity-related stigma is associated with reduced care engagement and lifestyle modification, the main NAFLD/NASH treatment, stigma-reducing interventions in social media should be included in the liver health agenda.
Keyphrases
- social media
- mental health
- health information
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- mental illness
- hiv aids
- insulin resistance
- social support
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- healthcare
- public health
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- palliative care
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- body mass index
- quality improvement
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- pain management
- chronic pain