Content Analysis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis-related Information on Twitter.

Shaun Ong John Koo Kerri A JohannsonChristopher J RyersonGillian C Goobie

Published in: ATS scholar (2022)

Misinformation regarding IPF is present on Twitter and is more often presented by news and media sources. Medically inaccurate tweets displayed less user engagement than accurate tweets. This differs from findings on IPF-related information on YouTube and Facebook, which may reflect differences in both author and consumer qualities across social media platforms.

Keyphrases

social media
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
health information
interstitial lung disease
healthcare
mass spectrometry
systemic sclerosis