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Social Media Content of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Groups and Pages on Facebook: Cross-sectional Analysis.

Andrew KochanShaun OngSabina A GulerKerri A JohannsonChristopher J RyersonGillian C Goobie
Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2021)
Facebook contains useful information about IPF, but posts with misinformation and less guideline content have higher user engagement, making them more visible. Identifying ways to help patients with IPF discriminate between useful and harmful information on Facebook and other social media platforms is an important task for health care professionals.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • health information
  • cross sectional
  • healthcare
  • interstitial lung disease