Health communication on social media at the early stage of the pandemic: Examining health professionals' COVID-19 related tweets

被引：2

作者：

Li, Yao-Tai ^{[1
]}

Chen, Man-Lin ^{[2
]}

Lee, Hsuan-Wei ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ New South Wales, Sch Social Sci, Sydney, Australia

[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Econ, Taipei, Taiwan

[3] Acad Sinica, Inst Sociol, Taipei, Taiwan

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 2024年 / 347卷

关键词：

COVID-19; Health communication; Health professionals; Topic analysis; Network analysis; Sentiment analysis; TWITTER; ETHICS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116748

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Focusing on health professionals' tweets regarding COVID-19, this study examines whether and how those tweets are unique based on their identity as health experts. The data revealed that the infusion of health communication with political opinions, whether proor against certain political parties or health policies, reflects values and may deviate from the original purpose of health communication. In addition, sentiment analysis countered the intuitive thought that health experts merely fulfill their role as neutral encyclopedias without excessively carrying sentiment. We conclude by reflecting on the meaning of health communication in relation to the political stances of professionals.

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